"Or, to put it another way, did anyone leave the monastery in the past six years? Especially those orphans who were adopted like you, "Rob asked.
Avril shook her head. You said it yourself. Those who stay in this place have lost their loved ones. Most of them don't know where to go even if they leave this place. Avril shook her head.
"Can you think about it more carefully? This matter may concern the lives of many people, "Luo Luo said seriously.
Sixty years and twenty-five names meant that on average, a girl would go missing every two to three years. According to the clues from Doran, after Eluria's death, the Grade Two priest still appeared in the Sith Monastery. This meant that the Katerina Project did not end there. Avril had been living here for more than six years, so she should be able to "catch up" with one or two.
Avril's mouth paused for a moment before she spat out a name. "Princess Margaret."
"What?"
"I don't know how you define the word 'leave', but in the second year I came to the Sith Abbey, a girl named Margret fell from the scaffolding. Granny Rosamund went to find a priest that night, but unfortunately, she couldn't save her. Margret wasn't very popular in the abbey before. She didn't have many friends. She had freckles all over her face, but she always fantasized that a prince would come riding on a white horse to marry her, so everyone laughed at her and privately called her 'Princess'."
"What about you?"
"Hey, don't look at me like that. I didn't bully her, but I was just a newcomer at the time. I didn't know her well, so I couldn't help her." Avril shrugged.
There were no men in the monastery, so the girls had to do some of the heavy work. The night before Margaret's accident, it had rained heavily and the roof of the church was leaking. The next day, Margaret and four other girls went to fix the roof, but when they climbed the scaffolding, they got into an accident and fell. So, it seemed like there wasn't much of a problem.
Rob asked, "When did she die? Did you talk to her after the accident? Was there a funeral? Did you participate? "
"Margaret didn't have many friends, but when we thought about what happened before, everyone felt a little guilty, especially the four girls who repaired the roof with her. Unfortunately, she wasn't in good condition at the time. Granny Rosamund didn't let anyone else into the house, probably because she didn't want to scare us. The funeral was also hosted by the dean, and we sang hymns for her together. Many people cried at the time."
"Why? Do you suspect that the child isn't dead?" Lolo turned to look at a certain someone.
"I have to admit that [Death] is the best excuse for a person to disappear without a trace." Rob asked Avril. "You said that Granny Rosamund went to find a priest the night Marguerite died. Do you remember what the priest looked like?"
"Uhh, around thirty-two or thirty-three years old. He looked quite ordinary, but for some reason, his gaze gave me an uncomfortable feeling." Avril described the man that night based on her memory.
Lolo and Rob looked at each other. Could it be that person? In terms of age, it seemed possible, but in terms of appearance, there was a certain gap. However, in the letter that Dolan restored, the person had already noticed that he was being followed and was planning to change his identity, so it made sense that he had changed his appearance.
Now that the information was almost complete, Rob asked Avril one last question. "Which children in the monastery came from the north?"
There was another obvious clue in the letter, and that was the so-called 28th candidate. October 976 of the Magic Calendar was almost seven years ago. Rob didn't know how the Church of Light determined the candidates, nor did he know how long it would take to find one. But it seemed like there was a process involved, and the time it took to fake the accident and take the person away. If she was sent to the Sith Monastery after Avril, there was a high chance that she was sent after Avril.
Margret's death was suspicious, but she clearly didn't fit the criteria of the 28th candidate. She was abandoned by her parents when she was young, and she had been living here for more than ten years before the accident happened. It seemed like she was more likely to be a candidate before the 28th candidate.
After getting the list from Avril, Rob and Lolo split up. The former went to contact the girls on the list and investigate their background, while the latter sneaked into the dean's office and looked through the files, starting with Margret.
After a magic hour, Granny Rosamund and Granny Saunders pushed the door of the reception room open and saw the three people chatting happily inside.
Lolo and Rob stood up and said, "We've made a decision. I'm Avril's last family in this world, and I have the responsibility to take care of her in her mother's place. So, I want to take her back and live with us."
Granny Rosamund nodded and looked at Avril. "What do you think, child?"
"I don't want to leave everyone, but living with family is something I've always dreamed of," Avril said.
"I understand what you mean. There's no problem with the monastery. Avril is just a novice nun in training, and she can leave at any time." Granny Rosamund paused and said to Avril, "But I want to remind you that once you leave, no matter what happens in the future, you won't be able to return to the monastery."
"I understand," Avril said without hesitation.
"Okay, Granny Saunders. I'll have to trouble you to get a document related to the adoption, and we'll sign it." Rosamund looked at the open window not far away and was slightly puzzled. She remembered that the window was closed when she left. The weather wasn't too hot now, so there was no need to open the window. However, she didn't think too much about it.
After walking out of the monastery, Rob shook his head and said, "I've checked the girls from the north, but I didn't find much. I didn't find anything unusual about them."
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