Neigh!
The sound of the wheels endlessly turning and the horses neighing awakened the sleeping girl inside the carriage.
Alila opened her eyes and squinted at the shining rays of the sun.
"Did you sleep well, child?" A gentle voice called out.
Alila turned to the middle-aged priestess whom she is sharing the carriage with.
"I did, Priestess Shilla." Alila politely answered. Alila is careful not to upset the holy priest, who is more authoritative than an orphan like her.
"Still so polite. I told you, you can be casual with me, child. After a week of our journey, you still call me so rigidly." The priestess smiled, the sun shining in the background made her look more holy.
Alila nodded her head but still did not do it. She learned from an early age not to immediately accept a noble's offers like this because it was just basic courtesy. Or so the orphanage head had said.
She might displease the holy priestess if she dares to be audacious and call her holy name. It was better late than sorry.
Alila looked at the passing scenery quietly. She did not know what happened, but before she knew it, she was already sitting in a luxurious carriage with a holy priestess; and on the way to the Holy Capital, she realized that she might have divine power. Or what the holy priestess had claimed.
"Priestess Shilla."
"What is it, child?"
"Do I really have divine power?" Alila wanted to confirm once again. She's very scared that when she arrives at the Holy Vatican Church, she will be denied entry because she did not have divine power.
She would disappoint not only this gentle holy priestess but also the orphanage head.
Alila did not want that.
Priestess Shilla smiled and assured the young girl, "You can rest assured, child. You have divine power, so much that I'm going to refer you to the pope as a saintess candidate."
"A saintess candidate?" Alila never knew that. Well, not like she knew anything from the start.
"Yes, a saintess candidate." Priestess Shilla affirmed.
Shilla smiled as she looked at the girl's pure eyes. Not an ounce of greed can be seen, maybe because she did not know what being a saintess candidate means yet, but Shilla hopes that it will remain that way forever.
The untainted golden eyes, the proof of Versatu's love for humans. Shilla wanted those eyes to remain untainted even when the darkness of the world surrounded it.
Of course, Shilla is bound to be disappointed. Because some 'people' are ready to corrupt the poor young soul.