Blind Date Turned Proposal

The monk hesitated for a moment, but seeing Josie’s confident expression, he turned around and went in to deliver the message.

After a moment, he stepped out. “Please, follow me.”

Josie followed promptly. The monk guided her through a meandering corridor and into a tower. They climbed the stairs and pushed open a door. Inside, a slender woman knelt on a cushion, her back facing them. In front of her stood a sculpture of the Virgin Mary.

Josie gave a nod of acknowledgment to the monk, after which the latter promptly departed.

She stepped forward, kneeling beside Claudia. “I’m here in Rivodia on business today. I heard about the churches here, so I came to pray here. I hope you don’t mind, Aunt Claudia.”

Claudia kept her eyes closed, her hands perpetually clasped together.

“God created all living things. He’ll only disfavor those who are not sincere.”

Josie lit up three candles. “I heard that before Liana returned home, you had been here. So, you’ll come back every quarter to pray.”

to close her eyes, twirling

I seek

hadn’t believed in Christianism before and had learned this during her time at Sousturham. It was Claudia

lost, there should be some trace of him. But he just vanished into thin air, and

knelt beside Claudia, her eyes clear and

her prayer beads and opened her eyes. “This is a tragedy. Seeking assistance from someone else is

“Didn’t Liana find her way back after

devoted myself to religion for

rather peculiar. Claudia seemed to have a strong faith, yet it appeared her belief wasn’t

spoke word by word. “Indeed, you suddenly found her after being devoted

a while with a calm expression. Then she stood up, found a bible scripture,

family, and let out a light chuckle. “Maybe so, but in this world, there are far too many orphans

flipping through the scriptures