As they arrived at Church's Orphanage, Allen expected to find a plethora of noisy children like Pascoe, but to his surprise, the atmosphere was dreary and silent. The children he encountered were thin and lethargic, lacking the vigor expected of children their age. The robes Vash wore even looked much nicer than the children's clothes, which were just a thin cloth that looked very cold.
The only thing keeping them alive in the cold water month might be the room. It was warm inside the church because all the priests had contracts with fire spirits.
"The church does take care of the children here, but in the end they only get food from donations from worshipers and foster priests," Vash explained. "There aren't many robes like this one; we only wear them when we leave the church. I am the leader of this kid, so the Bishop told me to deliver the letter, so I wore it."
