Once again, Rob heard the word 'fate'. The last time he heard it was from Morteris. After the old bishop was kidnapped, he said something similar. Lolo's fate had already been decided and could not be changed. Morteris even advised him and Dardarion not to intervene, and before that, Van 'er the Fifth had also said the same thing to Mother Teresa.
If he counted the prophecy given to him by the little fairy, then that would be three times. But he did not know if the fate mentioned by both sides was the same.
Mother Teresa's body was so weak that she couldn't even open her mouth to speak. After speaking for a while, the old woman closed her eyes and rested for a while before speaking again. "On the third day after Eluria's departure, someone came to the monastery. He was a Grade 2 priest. He looked very young, but he had the Pope's token in his hand. He asked me a few questions, most of which were related to Eluria, but a few about Karov. After that, he left without saying anything."
"At that time, I thought it was just a routine inquiry from the Shrine and did not take it to heart. Many young apprentice nuns could not resist the temptations of the secular world and eventually gave up halfway, choosing to get married and have children. But because they were not official nuns, it was not too serious a matter. The usual punishment was to ban them from entering the church again. As for Eluria, I felt more sorry for her because she was the child I had the highest hopes for. But since she had chosen another path, I could only wish her well."
"About two months later, news of Karov and Eluria's marriage came from the north. The head of the Bretton Family was going to marry a commoner girl with no background. At that time, everyone was talking about it. I also received an invitation, but since Karov and I had some conflicts because of Eluria, I did not want to disturb them, so I declined the invitation on the grounds that I was not feeling well. After such a long time, nothing happened, and I gradually relaxed. It just so happened that the monastery was about to be renovated, so I began to prepare for the donation. But a few days later, that second-grade priest appeared again. He asked me when I was going to attend the wedding and if I could bring him along."
"I politely declined his request and told him that I did not intend to attend the wedding. He nodded politely and left without saying anything more. But I still felt a little strange. Since Eluria had already left the Church, why would anyone still pay attention to her? And in hindsight, although that young man was polite, he always gave me a very dangerous feeling. When we were chatting, I deliberately asked him a few questions related to the church, but he always changed the topic. If not for the token of His Majesty, I would have suspected that he was a fake."
"Anyway, his appearance made me a little uneasy. I remembered that His Holiness the Pope once said that I could ask him for help with anything, so I plucked up the courage to write him a letter. But His Holiness might be too busy to care about my thoughts. Six months have passed, and I haven't received any reply. That priest never came to the monastery again. The North … The North is peaceful, but I always have a feeling of uneasiness in my heart, as if something is going to happen."
"I remembered my teacher, Mother Bernis. When His Majesty sent Eluria to the cloister, he had a short, secret talk with her in the room. I thought she might know something, but two years ago, she resigned from her position as the dean due to her age and returned to her hometown to retire. After the renovation was over, I went to see her."
"Teacher looked good, and she was still thinking about the children in the monastery. After we met, we chatted for a while, and I found a chance to ask her about the conversation between her and His Majesty. Teacher's expression suddenly turned cold, and then she said that she was a little tired, and if there was anything else, we could talk about it tomorrow."
"Although I was a little confused, I did not say anything. But when I went to look for teacher the next morning, teacher's niece told me that she had gone far away, and she did not know when she would be back. I found it hard to believe. Teacher was not young anymore, and it was winter at that time. How could she suddenly go out alone? Even the juniors in the family could not tell where she had gone."
"I vaguely felt that teacher's disappearance was very likely related to what I asked yesterday, so I was worried and regretful. I went to the local church for help, and even issued a search commission to the Mercenary Guild, but there was no news of her for four or five days. Just when I was at my wits' end, the inn owner's youngest son knocked on my door, saying that today was the 40th anniversary of the opening of the inn, and that every guest would get a free roasted pie. At that time, I was combing through the possible whereabouts of teacher one by one, so I took the roasted pie and put it aside absentmindedly."
"I did not find anything until evening, and I was a little hungry, so I poured a glass of cold water and ate the already cold roasted pie. Halfway through, I found something strange in the middle of the pie. It was a small note, and there was only one sentence on it — leave here, don't come back."
"I recognized teacher's handwriting, so I opened the door and ran downstairs. The first thing I found was the owner's youngest son, but he refused to admit that the note had anything to do with him. After that, I asked the cook, and he said that he did not see anyone else in the kitchen, so I could only return to my room in disappointment. I couldn't understand why teacher would use such a method to communicate with me when she was clearly not out of town."
The future Supreme Magus, Your Honor, twitched his brows. "I'm afraid that there are people watching your every move."
The old man nodded. "That is the most logical deduction, but I did not have such thoughts at that time. We were just ordinary people, and although what we did wasn't anything great, it was enough for us to have a clear conscience. I believed that I had no secrets on me, so I didn't think that anyone would have designs on us. But knowing that teacher was fine, I heaved a sigh of relief. Since she wasn't willing to see me, there was no meaning for me to stay any longer. So I returned to the monastery the next day, but after that incident, my doubts deepened. Not long after, I received a letter from Karov."
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