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 the rosary beads in her hand.

I seek, I seek with a sincere

her hands together sincerely. She hadn’t believed in Christianism before and had learned this during her time at Sousturham. It was

trace of him. But he just vanished into thin air, and despite the efforts of multiple parties, no one has been able to locate him. I had no choice but to

knelt beside Claudia, her eyes clear

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

to look at her. “Didn’t Liana

“Before this, I devoted myself to religion for over a decade, but to

Claudia seemed to have a strong faith, yet it appeared

found her after being devoted to

up, found a bible scripture, and knelt down again. “I always believe that people have

and let out a light chuckle. “Maybe so, but in this world, there are far too many orphans without any status.

flipping through the scriptures halted. “Aren’t

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