Chapter 615: It’s not a grave robbing if meant for me...right?
The first thing I did after exclaiming mindlessly was shut up and put my finger on my lips, telling Jade not to say anything. As the little boy clasped his mouth even though he hadn’t said anything, I fell into deep contemplation.
Why was it hidden here? Why was it hidden at all? And the most important part of it all...
Should I tell the Templars?
I mean...if Vashakin--I mean, father--hid the relic in the grave literally located behind the Templars’ church, wouldn’t it mean he did not trust them? Hmm...
"Lord Valen?" the Bishop called out from the path, and I could hear his footsteps. "I heard a loud noise; are you alright?"
Jade blinked at me, and my brain did so much thinking I felt like I was doing one of Eruha’s examinations. In the end, however, I chose to...not do anything.
Why? Because I wasn’t Natha, and I didn’t know what the Bishop already knew. What if the one who hid it wasn’t Vashakin? What if he already knew something was there? I didn’t know how hard the vibration earlier was, and whether or not people around the church could feel it. He was a Bishop anyway, so there was a possibility that he felt something.
If he knew, or feel the vibration and mana activation, but I said nothing happened, it might shatter our trust. It would be devastating if he decided that the Templar wouldn’t lend the relic from pettiness.
And yeah, that was another reason; we needed their bead anyway, so I didn’t think it would do us any good hiding it from someone who held onto one of the needed beads.
When I could see his figure, I called out to him. "Bishop, come and look at this."
He tilted his head slightly before coming closer, and halted his step when he saw the bead on top of my palm. "Sir Valen, this...?"