novelonline Chapter 2376: Tryst and the Traces of the Priest
Chapter 2376: Tryst and the Traces of the Priest
Chapter 2376: Tryst and the Traces of the Priest
"As far as I know, among Ajelina's many brothers and sisters, there are many who are useless. Leicia and Ajelina are the exceptions."
Shade smiled and said:
"Besides, Margaret, you're not bad at all."
Although Emilia had her back to them, she was listening to the conversation with her ears perked up, and thought that Shade was really good at making people happy.
"Oh, Shad, don't say that to me, I know my level."
Although she said so, the blonde princess, who was almost about to sit in Shade's arms, had a smile on her face:
"Ten minutes before you arrived, Teacher Sylvia went to the Goethe Hotel to find Teacher Benanis. She wanted her to help sense the earth and locate a location in the city that is suitable as a space node. When she comes back, she will definitely regret missing the opportunity to meet you."
"What's there to be sad about? I can't say what I'm going to do in the afternoon, but at least I'll have lunch here."
Margaret's eyes curved like crescent moons because of her smile:
"Well, I'll have the maid prepare a feast later, but I think Count Belindel should have let you taste enough local delicacies these days."
She stared at Xia De with a smile, then bit her lip lightly:
"Handsome northern knight~ The food in Moon Bay is delicious, but did you know that the food in Willendel, especially the royal desserts, is also delicious?"
Ajelina and Emilia, who were listening to the conversation, understood the meaning of this sentence almost at the same time.
On the sofa, Margaret leaned in Xia De's arms, raised her head, stroked Xia De's cheek with her left hand, looked at Xia De with affectionate eyes, and then kissed him lightly.
Ajelina was still writing the speech at the desk, and Emilia was still watering the tree and trimming the unnecessary branches. Of course, the elf girl could actually see everything behind her with the reflection of the window glass.
Therefore, she not only saw another princess kissing Shade, but also saw her good friend Ajelina, whose left hand was clenched under the table.
But Ajelina did not stop the two people on the sofa from doing something indecent during the day. After all, if Leisia was here, she could do more. Fortunately, Margaret was indeed very reserved. She just took Shad's hand and felt the texture of her long dress from the inside. Of course, she deliberately avoided Ajelina's peripheral vision.
Feeling the warmth of her lover's hand, she lay quietly in Xia De's arms, listening to his heartbeat, thinking that it would be great if it could always be like this.
Ajelina and Emilia will only stay in the manor for one day and will return to Belindel Manor tonight, so Shad doesn't need to ask them whether they are used to living there.
Of course, Shad didn't really spend the whole morning on the sofa in the study with Margaret. Even if he had time, Margaret didn't. Although it was Sunday, she had to visit the children in the orphanage this morning according to her schedule.
Of course Shad would go with her, but before that he asked a question:
"Isn't it the Red Heart Orphanage?"
"where is that?"
The blonde princess, with a blush on her face, asked as she changed into her going-out clothes with the help of her maid. Shade, who was sitting in the chair in front of her desk and watching her change clothes, immediately shook his head:
"That's good. I don't want to run into Mrs. Jude again anytime soon."
After all, what he did that night was indeed a bit excessive.
As a princess, the orphanage that Margaret visited to express the goodwill of the royal family was of course the official "Moon Bay City Orphanage" run by the City Hall.
The person accompanying the visit from Yuewan was the elderly Viscount Silver. Like Miss Belindel, this lady was a woman and was very suitable to accompany the princess on such a mission.
Viscount Silver arrived early and set off with Princess Margaret, while Shad disguised himself as a servant and followed Margaret.
When the group arrived at the orphanage located in the south of Yuewan City, on the edge of the lower city, in the heavy fog, a large number of reporters were already waiting there.
The police and royal guards were on guard at the intersection, and the orphanage had been checked in advance for dangers such as steam bombs. After what happened last Sunday, no one dared to relax, but fortunately, at least this time, no accidents happened.
Although most of the funds for this official orphanage are funded by the city hall, the actual operation is not done by the city hall, but by the charity organization "Snake Heart Hospital", which is an organization of ordinary people under Sister Defulin.
Therefore, there were many staff members dressed like nuns inside the orphanage, and Margaret even asked about it with great interest.
"Not only the Snake Heart Hospital, but kind people from Yuewan City also come here to volunteer. A few days ago, there was even an old priest from the North who was willing to stay here to help, and the children liked him very much. He originally wanted to stay at the Dawn Church, but isn't the church being renovated recently?"
The director of the orphanage, Ms. Jane Salander, introduced the orphanage to the princess. Soon after, when everyone was walking through the corridor on the second floor, Shad felt something in his heart. He looked out of the corridor window to the courtyard below and happened to meet the eyes of Father Augustus, whom he had not seen for a week.
The old priest and a fat man in chef's clothes emerged from the fog, followed by a group of teenage children, who were preparing to move baskets of fresh vegetables to the kitchen. The priest recognized Shade, but he just nodded and did not make eye contact with Shade. Instead, he asked the chef beside him:
"I think the only visitors today are Princess Margaret and her entourage. If things return to normal in the afternoon, I'm thinking of taking the kids to the backyard to pull weeds. Although it's a little cold this summer, these weeds are really tenacious."
The fat chef shook his head:
"We haven't received any notification that other people are coming to visit, and who would dare to come on the same day as the princess? But they are now on the second floor, and it seems that they will not go to the kitchen again. Come on, boys, hurry up and move these vegetables to the cellar. Also, don't steal tomatoes and cucumbers, otherwise you won't have dinner at night!"
The priest nodded, curious about what Shad was doing.
Because the "Lady of the Lake" had reminded him that there were indeed some "remains of the angel of death" in Moon Bay, so when Shad really met the traveling priest Augustus in Moon Bay, he was actually still a little worried.
But in the end, he did not meet and communicate with Father Augustus alone that day. Instead, after Margaret visited the orphanage, he left with her.
Since the priest was traveling and relaxing, Shade felt that he should not disturb him easily. And as for the remains of the angel of death, no matter how much he tried to stop it, it would still appear next to the priest.
At most, Shad just paid attention to the situation here. He believed that the priest would make a reasonable judgment himself.
This was Margaret's only schedule this morning, so she was able to relax a little on this rare Sunday. After returning to the manor, Shade made a request to her:
"Can you help me investigate someone?"
He hesitated for a moment:
"Don't contact this person directly, and don't let him know that someone is investigating him. Ptolemy Albert is the coroner of Spider Alley in the lower city of Moon Bay. When he was young, he studied medicine at St. York Medical College in Willendell. After graduation, he became a military doctor and went to the New World with the army. He returned to Moon Bay about ten years ago."
Mr. Albert reconnected with Mr. Bernhardt when he officially settled in Yuewan eight years ago, so he should have come to Yuewan earlier than this:
"He has worked in many professions in Yuewan, but he eventually lost his job because he participated in student riots while teaching at the college. He has been a coroner until today. I know his general past, but now I hope to know more about his life trajectory and what his friends and colleagues think of him."
Margaret and Shard walked side by side up the stairs of the manor:
"St. York Medical College? This is the best medical school in Carsonrick. A graduate from there is now a coroner in Lower Moon Bay? This is really interesting."
Her Royal Highness was a little surprised, but nodded:
"No problem. You want to learn about his past from another perspective, right? It's not a big deal. Just write a few letters. But it's easy to investigate what happened during his time as a student in Willendel and during his time in Moon Bay. It will probably take some time to figure out what happened during his time in the New World. Just wait for my good news."
"What are you investigating?"
Suddenly, a voice came from above. The two raised their heads and looked up the stairs. Miss Sylvia was already waiting for them at the stairs with a smile.
At the lunch table, Shad, Margaret, Miss Sylvia, Emilia and Ajelina sat down together. Miss Sylvia told Shad the good news:
"They wanted to tell you in the evening. The Speaker has confirmed the whereabouts of the Star Sword Stone. It is no longer in the hands of the small ring wizard organization in the island kingdom. After many negotiations, which were relatively peaceful, the Speaker learned that the relic is now in Moon Bay."
"That's totally unexpected. This makes it more likely that the item is what the chosen one needs for the ritual."
Xia De nodded and looked at the seafood cream of mushroom soup on the table in front of him, not knowing how to express that he didn't like the taste very much.
[It’s annoying. ]
"She" smiled and revealed Xia De's thoughts. Margaret asked curiously:
"Teacher Sylvia, who has the relic now?"
"The Speaker said that the Volcano Alliance sold the relic to an ancient hermit organization - the Guiding Light Hermitage. In fact, the parliament had contact with them, but that was many years ago. The Speaker is still trying to contact them, but I think there should be new news soon."
(End of this chapter)