Alila tightly gripped the priestess's hand. The grand and imposing holy Vatican church intimidated the young girl. The looming giant of white that is the church felt like a giant monster waiting to eat her.
Alila is now walking past the guarded gate of the Holy Vatican church. The holy knights, equipped with shining silver armor, attracted the girl's attention, easing her nervousness about the extravagant building.
Priestess Shilla smiled at the child's short attention span. The child was first nervous and intimidated, then became calm, and now, fascinated by the holy knights' armor. The child's emotion is so readable that Priestess Shilla can't help but smile.
The luxurious place and the armored knights indeed fascinated Alila.
Everything in this place felt far away from Alila a few weeks ago, but now, she was walking down a clean and neat path to the grand church.
"Priestess Shilla."
"Mh? What is it, child? Do you feel nervous?"
Alila shook her head. Her problem is something else.
"Priestess, I'm hungry." Alila's stomach backed up her claim. It grumbled loudly.
The leading holy knight held down his chuckles. His escorting mission to lead the child to the church was quite peaceful.
The girl was silent and calm, unperturbed even. He's lucky that he didn't need to escort a fussy child.
"Priestess, should I lead you to the cafeteria first?"
"Do so, Knight Wilbert. The little child is hungry. We must not starve the girl." Priestess Shilla smiled and led the girl by the hand.
Alila saw the lush and vast fields of flowers along the straight white path. The wind was fresh, and the scent of flowers rushed to her nose.
How come the place where she came from and this place are so considerably different?
Is this the line between the rich and the poor? The orphanage head is quite right.
A small building, white and elegant, then appeared in Alila's sight. It is a cafeteria from what Alila has heard, but there are hardly any people inside. How did Alila know? The intense light of the souls of the people let her know.
Well, this unique sight just appears and disappears, an uncontrollable happenstance for Alila.
And now, this unique sight lets her know that there are only ten people inside, and only three people had an intense pure light the same light the priestess beside her emits.
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Inside the spacious cafeteria, High Priestess Holi ate her lunch, and her silver hair is neatly combed behind her back. Priestess Rosalie and Priest Regi sat opposite her and elegantly ate their lunch.
"High Priestess Holi, did you know? High Priestess Shilla is coming to the Vatican soon." Priest Regi quipped, watching and wanting to catch any reactions from the other person.
"Is that so? That hermit is finally coming back."
No reaction. Dry as their non-existent love life. None at all. Priest Regi sighed in disappointment.
Instead, Priestess Rosalie reacted more strongly to Regi's words.
"!"
"By the way, I heard that High Priestess Shilla is bringing a child to present to the Pope. Do you think it's another candidate for the Holy Saintess seat?" Rosalie excitedly blabbed. Another lost child is brought to the Lord's side once again! Such joy!
Regi's eyes moved and caught the slightly flinched hand of the high priestess.
Intrigued, Priest Regi thought of the child that High Priestess Holi is raising. His mouth curved slightly. Something interesting is going to happen again. Soon.