Three days passed after the death of the Grand Paladin but the uproar of his death only happens now. The Temple takes its time in establishing proper cooperation with the remaining human Kingdoms before announcing Barnabas' death.
Expecting the Temple to propagate more bad things about me, I was slightly surprised when it declared Brianna dead a day ago. I am sure it has ways to figure out whether Brianna is already dead. Like the God of this world, though, it decided to throw Brianna away. A lot of its avid followers panicked but their worry is quenched today.
After it announced Barnabas' death, it announces the new Holy Maiden who replaces Brianna. She is someone from Cresundia, which is not surprising since it currently has the closest tie with the Temple.
"It is crazy to think that only Lady Valeria can make you remain here."