Chapter 200
Chapter 200
Step back in time to a few days ago ……
In the cathedral in the center of Nisborough, Bishop Elvis led a prayer that had just ended.
After the bishop gave his usual speech, the clergy dispersed.
Bishop Elvis, who just now had a cloudy look on his face, changed to a grave look.
He came into the cafeteria and prepared to enjoy his dinner.
In fact, with his position, he could completely order the kitchen to prepare a separate meal for himself.
But except for special times such as illness, Elvis had always insisted on eating a big pot meal together with the ordinary clergy in the large cafeteria, which was also an important reason for his deep popularity.
He sat down in the same seat he had always sat in, and the church servant set the dinner plate in front of him.
Elvis picked up a hard-boiled egg and cracked it continuously on the tabletop without stopping.
A cleric next to him was surprised that the Lord Bishop’s egg was about to be cracked whole, while he looked unaware of it, as if he was thinking about something.
“Lord Elvis? Lord Elvis?”
The cleric gently pushed Elvis’ arm, which brought him to his senses.
“Oh ……”
Elvis then realized that the egg in his hand was breaking.
“Lord, forgive me.”
The bishop, repentant for spoiling his food, carefully peeled off the broken shell bit by bit and finished the hard-boiled egg in small bites.
The clergyman on the sidelines looked on with great admiration; the Lord Bishop was really strict with himself.
Another cleric came hurriedly, he came to Elvis’ side and said in his ear, “Lord Anthony has returned.”
“I know. Lead a breakfast to his room and tell him to wait for me there.”
“Yes, Lord Bishop.”
Elvis sped up his eating, and in no time at all he had wiped out what was in front of him.
After thanking the Lord of Light for another fine meal, he got up and headed for Anthony’s room.
Anthony had also just finished his own dinner and received him in his room.
With a guilty look on his face, Elvis said, “Lord Anthony, I have inadvertently let a witch go, and I am really failing in my duties as a bishop.”
Anthony was very puzzled, “What exactly happened? Tell me slowly.”
Elvis looked embarrassed, as if he didn’t know how to speak.
After a long time, he slowly said, “Something happened last night when we were moving the witches.”
“Last night? Was it an encounter with wolves?”
Anthony was referring to the unusual howling of wolves in the night, it was estimated that there were many wolves infesting the roads outside of the city, and there was a high probability that the team escorting Duchess Fanny would encounter wolves.
“Yes, after a whole night where we didn’t receive a reply from the escorting team, I sent a team to that church at first light to find out what happened.”
“But on the way we found a large number of traces of wolf activity, as well as …… the bones of the men we sent out yesterday, all …… of them.”
“May their souls ascend to heaven. That witch also ……”
“She escaped! No bones of her were found at the scene! The indication is that the escort team was attacked by wolves and the witch took advantage of the chaos to escape, but I think things feel not so simple!” Elvis shook his head and said, “It must be that witch! It must be whichever witch used evil magic and summoned the nearby wolves to attack our escort party.”
The more the bishop spoke, the more he gritted his teeth, and he now decided that last night’s pack of wolves’ disturbance was triggered by the witch Fanny.
“Otherwise there is absolutely no reason for this evil witch to survive alone.”
Anthony said with a bit of pity, “In that case, we won’t be able to make a deal with the Duchy of Eton?”
Elvis hung his head a bit, “Yes! It’s really hateful, are we just going to watch an anti-church alliance form?”
Anthony relieved him, “Don’t blame yourself too much, Lord Bishop. Even if the Duchy of Eton obeys us, there is a limit to what they can do with their power.”
“I am aware of that, in fact, my resentment is mainly for letting that witch go.”
Just as the two were talking, a voice came from outside the door, “Is Lord Elvis here? I have important matters to report.”
“Lord Anthony, I’ll be right there.”
Elvis got up and went outside the room, and he returned a moment later.
Only his face now wore a look of shock and anger.
“Lord Anthony, I’ve just received a report that the Eton Embassy announced that they have found Duchess Fanny – that damned witch has indeed run back! Their public announcement is that they intercepted the gang of bandits that kidnapped Duchess Fanny outside of the Eton Protectorate!”
Anthony pondered, “It doesn’t look like last night was a simple affair.”
Elvis spun around anxiously, “It has to be connected, the gang of bandits that Eaton claimed could be referring to our escort party – it’s likely that Eaton’s escorts were on that road last night.”
“Ahhhhh! I should have guessed it a long time ago, the Etonians must have known that their Duchess was a witch, and somehow learned of our plans, and they attacked our escort party along with the vicious wolves summoned by the witch!”
Elvis began to brainstorm.
Anthony asked him, “Lord Bishop, what should we do now?”
Elvis raised his own pitch, “What else can we do? Tell the truth about that witch, of course, and let the whole world know the truth. Let the people know that the royal family of Eton is harboring an evil, filthy witch.”
Anthony shook his head, “Lord Bishop, I advise you to calm down. When Duchess Fanny was in our hands, we could always publicize the evidence that she is a witch, but she is not in our hands now, and if we unilaterally claim that she is a witch – we will get into big trouble. Especially, at a time when relations between the Church and the Horned Bay States are so tense.”
Elvis grunted, “Those fly-by-night rulers! So what, the people are on our side.”
“Oh, the people’s position is the least reliable; they extol the glory of God in unison today, and tomorrow they’ll be shouting long live the King!”
Elvis stopped talking, he looked at the flame on the candle and seemed to be thinking what he should do next.
“Lord Bishop, instead of breaking with the Duchy of Eton right away, we should do another thing first, and I think it is still this thing that is more important.”
“What other thing is more important than destroying the evil wizard?”
Anthony revealed a grave expression and spat out one word: “Eliminate the mole!”
“The mole?”
“Yes, as you said just now, it’s likely that the Duchy of Eaton is aware of our plans in some way.”
Elvis oohed and aahed.
“I’d forgotten if you hadn’t said that!”
An icy glare came into his eyes.
“There must be degenerates in the cathedral who have turned their backs on the teachings of God and thrown themselves into darkness!”
(End of chapter)