Chapter 553: Fairy (37)
Once a decision was made, things moved quickly. Or at least, that’s what I wanted to say, but it wasn’t exactly that simple. After all, we were people with pretty significant positions.
“The Saintess is our symbol and our beacon! We cannot send her to the most dangerous places!”
“Even now, when the atmosphere within the church is so ominous, people still rely on the church because of the Saintess. We cannot send her away!”
“Saintess, please reconsider. Without you, we...”
At first, the church’s opposition was fierce.
As the Pope planned internal purges, many had fallen, and new faces kept appearing. That was the current situation of the church.
Yet, despite this turmoil, the faithful clung to their faith because the church’s symbol, Faby, stood like the sun, unwavering.
Priests who understood this feared what would happen if Faby were put in danger, and above all, they hoped she wouldn’t fall into harm’s way.
There were those who truly considered Faby a Saintess, and others who knew she was a created Saintess.
“Everyone, please be quiet.”
Because of the scale of this issue, John, the bishop sent for the task—no, now filling the vacant cardinal’s seat—raised his hand to silence the priests before quietly turning to look at Faby.
“Saintess.”