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.”

twirling the rosary beads in

seek, I seek with

believed in Christianism before and had learned this during her time at Sousturham. It was Claudia

“You would think that whether he was kidnapped or simply lost, there should be some trace of him. But he just vanished into thin air, and despite the efforts of multiple parties, no one has

knelt beside Claudia, her eyes

a tragedy. Seeking assistance from someone else is futile, and even beseeching the heavens

at her. “Didn’t Liana find her way back after you came here? I want to try

looking at her. “Before this, I devoted myself

peculiar. Claudia seemed to have a strong faith,

you suddenly found her after being devoted to religion.

looked at her for a while with a calm expression. Then she stood up, found a bible

mused, thinking about the actions of the Olsen family, and let out a light chuckle. “Maybe so, but in this world, there are far too many orphans without any status. I’m simply one

flipping through the

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