Chapter 621: Section 436: Road (4)
"Why must I be called upon?" Colin had an instinctive resistance to leaving Carterburg, because he now truly had a great household to manage, with dozens of orphans needing his care. Even with several priests from the Benevolent Church coming to help, both Colin and the priests felt overwhelmed by the more than sixty mouths to feed. "Get the children together, too; Carterburg is too cold. Don’t just let the kids huddle around the stove. Let them enjoy the last bit of warmth from the autumn sun. We’ll hunt in the game fields, and then I will showcase to everyone the legendary leadership skills of His Excellency in cooking." At this point, Malin turned to look at the excited little ones in the hall, "Lads and lasses, would you like to experience the double-legendary barbecue feast?""
The children raised their hands in wild joy, absolutely delighted.
"See, Colin, the children are looking forward to it. Look at them; can you bear to let them have a regrettable autumn?" Malin turned back to Colin and smiled at Margaret, who was heavily pregnant: "Dear Sister Margaret, won’t you say something too?"
"Colin, look, our little Malin has already said it. Is it so hard to nod? Those children are also waiting for your decision. They’ve never seen the world outside since they were born. Take them out for some fun. Our Mornin and Nate can walk by themselves now. It’s time for our big family to go out and enjoy ourselves," Margaret started her persuasive pitch.
Facing his wife, Colin no longer resisted and nodded, "Alright, we’ll go together. Children, get your luggage ready. Let our Mr. Bear carry it."
"It’s Mr. Emergency Rations!" the children laughed and some of the mischief-makers had already climbed onto the bear’s back.
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Since it was decided to go to the Shelton family’s game fields, Malin decided to bring the orphanage children along. The House of Brice was very welcoming of Malin coming to play with his wives, and of course, that included Colin—after all, he was a Bishop, and the fact that the children from his orphanage were coming was just seen as an added bonus by the Brice family.
After all, Malin, as the High Priest in red for the Goddess of Harvest Church, along with his elder brother Colin, had already made a name for themselves by protecting homeless children.