"Pardon….me…. your…. holiness…my…hand…slipped" Dreue said and an awkward smile on his face, his forced smile was very ugly, Dreue was caught by surprise by William's words, his hand hit the glass causing it to fall on the ground.
Dreue stopped thinking about ending his own life, it seems things are different from what he thought.
"No need to apologies…you have yet to recover, don't be hard on yourself" William laughed lightly.
"More importantly, let's go back to the main subject, I am offering you the chance to be a servant of god, to join the tranquil temple of the church" William said in a serious tone.
"The Tranquil temple is specialized in healing, cleansing, removing curses and such. It is very peaceful and quit place. Since we have no attack power, we are only required to provide support to the church. We stay away from political straggles between the various forces" William set on the nearby chair he was very relaxed; it is as if he was trying to promote his offer to Dreue.
"Although in the end we are still part of the church faction and are obligated to follow its orders, we are in a way or another out of the dirty muddy water"
"So…you…want…me…to…join…the…. Tranquil…. temple…?" Dreue said in hopeful tone, he was trembling as he was speaking, seeking conformation like a person on death row who heard news about him being released.
"Yes! You did not hear wrong; I am officially inventing you to join the Tranquil temple" William misunderstood Dreue's behavior. He thought he was acting strange and trembling from excitement! After all it was a life changing opportunity, to join the Tranquil temple means you get the chance to enjoy most of the benefits of following the church without bearing much of the consequences resulting from taking such a decision.
Dreue relaxed suddenly on the bed, his body lost all its strength as if he turned into a pool of water, finally he can now take breath of fresh air.
He would never have expected things to turn out to be like this.
"Young man, your mana core is bro-… ahem… is not functioning well, you have also offended a great character who sent people to torture you, I don't know your story but I assume he is the one who caused your mana core to become like this"
"By joining our temple, you will become one of the followers of the church, honestly a sense a great affinity with divine power in you, so I grantee you will not become an ordinary member of the temple, you will be able to climb up ladder reaching a high position in no time"
"You will be able to acquire a strong power in no time, after completely erasing your mana core we will perform a ritual enabling you master the divine power quickly, this a blessing only a few get to enjoy!"
"Your enemies will not be able to hurt you under our protection, who would dare to harm a follower of the church who would become one of the higherups of the Tranquil temple in the future, not only that, in future you may be able to get revenge on them…. personally"
William tried to convince Dreue using various techniques, he first talked as he was offering a child a piece of candy, the he lured the teenager with dreams of power and honor, finally he reasoned with the young man in providing him with protection and maybe a chance for revenge.
William was sure Dreue would accept his offer, after all in anyone in his shoes would no doubt do the same, it was the logical thing to do.
"Your…. holiness…. there….is….one…. thing…. that…I…. can't…. understand…. why…. are…. you…. going…. this…far…. what…do…you…. gain…" Dreue voiced his concerns, he wanted to know William's true intentions, after all there is no such thing as a free lunch.
"I have nothing to hide, I want you to join the temple under my name, I would take care of you personally, and in return you would return the favor by helping me in improving my position, no matter how high your position become in future, you would always remember me your old teacher"
"Dreue, it seems there is something you don't understand, your protentional is truly frightening, I have never seen anyone who had this high affinity, and that's only what I sense, I don't how would the result turn out to be if we measured it using a device, alas the device is not with me"
"You are a smart person, there is no need to beat around the bush that why I laid all the cards on the table, this agreement would bring nothing but mutual benefit for me and you"
"Now pardon me, I have some business to attend, I paid for this room so rest in the inn, you are injuries have yet to heal, think carefully about what I said, tomorrow morning I will come again to hear your answer"
…..
William left Dreue alone, as soon as he got out of the room, he could help but to smile, Dreue was very smart and wary, so convincing him was very hard.
"Given his circumstances and what he experienced, it is expected he would be suspicious of anyone, especially if he was approached by priest he never met, offering him such an offer"
"I addressed all of his concerns, I even made my intentions very clear, I have never in my life went to great lengths in recruiting someone, but he is worth it, I made him an offer he can't refuse"
…..
Next day morning, William came to check on Dreue and hear from him.
He was surprised to find the room empty; a piece of paper was left on the table, the writing was very messy like that of a child who just recently learn how hold a pin, but in a way or another he could somewhat understand it.
*sigh*
"It turned out to be an offer that could be refused" William smiled awkwardly while stroking the back of his head.