Chapter 344 - 301 Reunion
The Great Elder poured out all the heartaches of his life, and after that, he did not wish to speak anymore. For him, once all that needed to be said had been said, he had never felt such relief.
On the contrary, Catherine was the exact opposite. She was a music fanatic, fascinated by the harp since childhood. She knew the position of every string by heart. Because of this, she never thought too much about anything, nor did she wish to. Her life had always been carefree.
The words of the Great Elder troubled the music-obsessed Catherine too deeply.
For the first time, Catherine couldn’t sleep all night, and when dawn approached, she was still terrifyingly awake.
The True Believers of the Sects were roused, and under the organization of the Great Elder, began to gather one after another to start their daily prayers, but Catherine did not join this prayer, partly because she wasn’t a True Believer, and partly because... it stemmed from the Great Elder’s words the night before.
Catherine returned to the Music Academy, touching the familiar harp, and suddenly felt that what the foreign woman had said was utterly correct.
The Music Academy was her familiar harp, with every string’s position clear in Catherine’s heart, but outside... everything was strange to her, for instance, the Great Elder’s words from last night, which were completely unexpected...Alas, the world outside had far too many strings.
Catherine returned to her familiar bed, and this time, whether due to overwhelming tiredness or because her heart had finally calmed, she fell asleep as soon as she lay down.
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For over two hundred years, the Danschel Kingdom had enjoyed tranquil days, with the nation prosperous, the people safe, and the succession of the throne orderly. Aside from occasional harassments at the border by Beastmen, it had almost been untouched by war, and nobody expected that these peaceful days would one day come to an end.
Moreover, the end came very abruptly.