Chapter 410: Execution
In the afternoon, Loren finally dragged himself to the execution grounds. There weren't many onlookers left by then, after all, the weather was a bit hot today.
The members of the Langton family had been baking on the execution platform for quite a while. As mages, their physical constitutions were significantly stronger than ordinary people's, so this extra bit of sunbathing was nothing to them.
But the fear of death and the humiliation of being watched gnawed at them like a thousand cuts. They were high and mighty nobles, yet here they were, being gawked at by commoners like animals in a zoo.
"Master Mentor is here!"
As Loren arrived, someone in the crowd shouted, and the atmosphere immediately began to boil over.
Loren politely waved to them as he made his way up to the execution platform.
"The Langton family betrayed the Church, kidnapped my friend, attempted to threaten me into doing things unfavorable to the Church, and even built an altar dedicated to the Outer Gods in their own home, showing no regard for the Bountiful Church at all."
"This is blasphemy against the gods. On behalf of the God of Bountiful Harvest, I hereby sentence them to death!"
"Whether commoner or noble, or even the Pope himself—all are equal before the Church. The moment you betray the Church, you are doomed to die. No one is an exception, not even me."