Chapter 276 (2): Kind Since Childhood, Timid and Inarticulate
“I didn’t want to mention it, Master, but you and Auston...”
Wayne reconsidered his wording, hesitating for a while. Ultimately, he didn’t want to praise Auston, so he opted for a different angle, speaking at a deliberate pace, “That’s the church’s leadership for you. I won’t let Veronica join the church, and if she does, I’ll do everything possible to pull her out of the chaos.”
Silvia knew he was appealing to her sentiments. Veronica sat on the sofa with a blush, her heart fluttering and her fists clenched with suppressed delight. She liked the sound of those words. More please.
“Also, the church’s leadership is one thing, but the goddess’s belief is something else entirely,” Wayne continued. “The Frozen Land contains seals on an ancient god’s follower, guarded by the five chosen knights of Nature, Sun, Moonlight, Darkness, and Death in rotation. The messenger of Darkness demanded that the Darkness Knight help in the Frozen Land, which means that the five faiths aren’t completely incompatible. There is always a compromise for interest.”
“Master, if you truly care about your faith, you should follow its source and see how the Goddess of Nature treats the Goddess of Darkness...”
“Don’t let the power struggles among the leadership influence you. They only interpret divine oracles. They don’t represent the true meanings of the oracles.”
Wayne was speaking for Silvia’s benefit, but also Veronica’s. Everyone said that Windsor’s Ministry of Magic was full of double agents, but religious freedom was a good thing. Obsession with one religion only led to a dangerous state of ignorance and blind obedience.
Plus, Dragonbloods weren’t particularly bright to begin with.
“I apologize, Master. I lack respect toward the goddess. But it’s someone like me who received the goddess’s recognition and became the next chosen knight.”
“And the same has happened with more than one goddess!”
The room fell silent. With the facts laid out before them, they all needed time to think.
“Master, I’ll say one last thing that may be inappropriate: it’s a good thing that your husband is the Darkness Knight.” Wayne used the twisted logic he was going to use on Veronica. “Think about it. You’ve suppressed the Darkness Knight alone. If you tell him to kneel, he’ll kneel. If you tell him to fly, he’ll fly. Isn’t that a great victory for the Church of Nature? You’ve made tremendous contributions to the church.”