Chapter 590
Ellen and Ludwig stepped out of the charred remains of the temple.
“They’ll soon realize I was inside. The holy knights can’t touch me, but they might try to silence you,” Ellen said to Ludwig.
“...”
“For now, don’t leave the Temple.”
“Okay.”
Ludwig was in a daze, and it was no wonder.
While assisting Rowen, Ludwig had found a flicker of hope that he could make a difference. But Rowen had turned out to be an inquisitor, gathering information in the refugee camp so that her order could abduct and torture heretics.
Not only that, but she had deliberately sought him out for reasons unknown. Rowen never needed Ludwig’s protection; she had intended to use him, and had succeeded.
Ludwig finally understood Rowen’s odd behavior when she saw the heretic that day. It was because she was an inquisitor. Her claim that she was focused on purifying diseases might have been a lie from the start.
“It took a while,” Louise said as the two returned.
“Yes.”
Ellen and Ludwig reunited with Heinrich and Louise, who were waiting in an alley far from the temple.