"So the group of black-armored cavalry who attacked you at the border were under the command of Herodotus?"
Ilea reacted and continued along this line of thinking, "As you said before, the church also has an armed force in the dark, and this armed force has been following Herodotus's orders.
"Well, this would explain why High Priest Martina was so wary of Herodotus and said he was dangerous.
"Wait a minute, High Priest Weiss died there..." The female lord took a breath, "Is it true that as High Priest Martina said, it was also Herodotus who did it, but High Priest Reeves was not his?
Teacher? He even killed his own teacher, is he so cruel?!"
"It seems that except for the teacher, everyone in the church underestimates him, even High Priest Reeves."
Adele said, and at the same time her expression changed, and she remembered another thing, "The person who kidnapped Mary might also be Herodotus's people."
When the former priest first came to the territory of Shuangxiu Cult, excluding the lizardmen who could not communicate with him, the first person he met was the little maid.
Afterwards, Adele inexplicably became Clara's lingua franca teacher, and the two even played poker together until Li Yu came back.
When Adele returned here for the second time, she was at the lowest point in her life, and she was filled with confusion deep in her heart.
The little maid not only comforted her, but also begged Li Yu to let her stay.
As a result, the relationship between the two became better and better. After Adele decided to settle in the territory of Shuangxiujiao, Clara has been helping her integrate here.
So after Clara was kidnapped, the former priest had been very anxious.
Every now and then, he would come to Li Yu to inquire about the little maid. However, more than a month had passed, and there was still no clue related to Clara from Tom.
They were traveling southeast and had already searched three towns. Tom also found many friends, but no one had seen the two people he described.
Now Tom is taking people to towns further south, wanting to try his luck there.
But no one expected that the conflict currently breaking out in the Silver Moon Church would make everyone unexpectedly see the possibility of rescuing the little maid.
Including Li Yu, the three people in the room were shocked, but soon Miss Rabbit asked another question, "Why do you think Herodotus kidnapped Mary?"
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Clara also asked herself this question many times, and she even asked Ruby, who was arranged to play with her and take care of her.
It's a pity that the latter can't explain why.
So the little maid could only continue to hold on to this doubt and stay in her new residence.
To be fair, the living conditions here are quite good, even better than when she was in Luye. She has lived here for more than a month, and the food she eats every day is not the same.
Moreover, she would have new clothes to wear every now and then, and Ruby would accompany her to relieve her boredom.
The latter came a few days later than her, but he is very gentle, speaks nicely, and tells many weird stories.
Especially when she imitated Aunt Naima's words, Clara was always amused and the two quickly became friends.
All in all, except not being able to go out, everything here can be called perfect.
But Clara still missed the green fields in the distance and the people on that land. For the first time in her life, the girl tasted nostalgia.
"Is the place you mentioned really that good?" Ruby asked curiously.
The little maid nodded, "Yes, yes. If you have a chance, you must come to Green Field, and I will take you to play."
"But... there is everything here, why do we have to go back?" Ruby was puzzled.
"There's one thing missing here."
"what?"
"Vitality, that kind of vigorous vitality, is like the new buds on the trees, the flowers blooming on the roadside, and the teeth of babies... and all of this is brought by the prophet Merlin."
"Listening to what you said, I feel like he must be a great person."
"He is indeed amazing, except when he urges me to study. Lord Prophet, he is different from the people I have met before. Before I met him, I always thought that the smartest and most powerful person in the world was Sir Russ, or...
Lady Ona."
"What's the difference between Merlin and them?"
"Merlin is more interesting," Clara said without thinking, "He is not from our world. His clothes, the way he talks, the way he thinks... are all different from the people on the continent before. Oh, by the way, he also has
All kinds of weird toys.”
"Toy?"
"Or called sacred objects, well, there are also magical animals. My favorite magical animal is a little frog."
"Is it like the kind you can see everywhere along the river?"
"It's almost the same, but more beautiful. It has red eyes and claws. What's more important is that it disappears from time to time."
"Disappearing means running out?"
"I thought so at first, but then I kept staring at it and finally confirmed that it just disappeared out of thin air."
"Ha, this is quite strange."
"Not only that, but what's even more strange is what's behind. Merlin said that the little frog ran back to the Kingdom of God when he was away. When it comes back, it will bring some specialties from the Kingdom of God, all kinds of specialties.
Much bigger than its body, God knows how it was brought back."
"It sounds... just like a fairy tale." Ruby looked envious, "I can understand now why you want to go back. It must be fun to live with people like that. Every day is fun.
Fresh."
"how about you?"
"What?"
"I said, you haven't told me what your previous life was like." The little maid blinked.
"Oh, my previous life has always been boring. I have been taught how to please men since I was a child, and I have been doing this ever since.
"I was taught never to speak my true thoughts in front of men and to obey their orders...Only in this way can I survive.
"Your childhood was too miserable, Ruby."
Clara sympathized, "Before I met Merlin, I worked as a maid in the Arias family. Although I was not free, the Arias family treated their servants quite well. At least they had enough to eat, and they didn't have to suffer from the cold in winter.
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"Miss Ilea is also a good person, kind-hearted, and treats us very well. I guess this is why the prophet Merlin was sent to her on Saturday."
"Sorry, I can't completely agree." Ruby said, "I don't think my childhood was miserable, and I also learned a lot of skills, such as lying."
Ruby put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "I am now a master of lying. When I lie, even the most shrewd man cannot tell it."
(End of chapter)
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