Lord of Glory

Chapter 84: Betrayal

Rushing back to Edley, what presented itself in front of him was a scene that made Paladin even more shocked. The city gates were open, and all the people of the city were lined up on both sides of the main road, waiting for someone with flowers in their hands. On both sides there are security guards on their positions, soldiers with hook and scythe guns in hand to block the lively crowd. So that the middle of the crowded avenue was empty, a clean and spacious road. Paladin dismounted and pushed his way through the crowd. It didn't take long to see the Edley Cathedral looming in front of him.

"Don't push, you!" Suddenly, a young man could not stand Paladin's pushing, turned around and shouted. But when he saw Paladin's priestly robe, and the lavender lace scarf hanging around his neck, symbolizing the vice bishop. Immediately bleated: "Oh, oh, it's His Excellency Paladin, the auxiliary bishop, look at my eyes..…" But Paladin at this time could not care about others, squinting his eyes and looking at the crowded church square in the distance, and asked : "What are you doing here?" "You don't know?"

The young man was playing tricks, but he saw Paladin's fierce eyes glaring at him. Immediately, he was so scared that he said all the words: "It's like this Your Excellency the auxiliary bishop. Our lord, the Earl of the Torch, was ordered by the Grand Duke to go to war! We are located here in the middle of nowhere. Since the founding of the country, we have never seen what war is. Now it's a great place to build a career, as the bards praised. So we send all the young men up to join the army! Maybe we'll get a knight back!"

Paladin simply ignored the idea of ??these ignorant people rushing to die. He glanced at it and asked directly, "Why didn't you go?" "Hehe, I have three brothers. All of them have gone. But who will take care of the elderly after they leave? Hey, count me lucky." Paladin looked at this situation for a while. The regretful young man suddenly said with disdain: "You will be grateful to your brother in the future." After finishing speaking, he ignored the idiot and pushed away the crowd towards Edley Cathedral.

As soon as he arrived in front of the church square, he saw Bishop Andrew and Dean and head priest Kanarawa standing in front of the door in extremely formal attire. There were dozens of priests standing behind them. But the difference was that some of them were sad and some were full of joy. Suddenly, Paladin faintly froze. He saw that the choir he had formed in Nurba was now standing on the steps with Edley's choir, chanting a holy blessing! "What's going on here? My own choir, why is it here without my approval?" Paladin pressed down the increasingly disturbing thoughts in his mind. Passing through the crowd to Andrew, who was playing with his scepter with his head bowed, he said respectfully, "Your Eminence, I am back."

"Oh, you're back. Come, come, stand next to me." Andrew looked up to see Paladin and immediately welcomed him with a smile. However, Paladin could see very carefully that Andrew's smile was not as cheerful as before, but had a layer of disconnection towards him. "It's a very fake smile." Paladin was so sure in his heart that he took the decorative scepter used for the celebration and came to Andrew's side.

Paladin gradually frowned. He thought he had frowned more today than the previous days combined. Lifting his head quietly, he saw a burst of cheers suddenly sounded on the road leading to the lord's castle, and the crowd erupted one by one. Indistinctly, at the end of the front, a group of knights riding tall horses, wearing armor and equipped with swords and spears gradually approached. And just when Paladin was muttering to himself what went wrong. Kanarawa next to him suddenly coughed. Andrew nodded immediately.

Paladin looked more and more strange, but did not notice Andrew lowering his head and saying something in a voice that only a few people present could hear: "Paladin, you know that Lord Torch Count is going to lead an army to fight with the Grand Duke to conquer Aixinzhe?" "I know." Paladin also lowered his voice. Listened to Andrew's speech carefully with his ears. Because he knew that this old thing must have something important to tell himself. But what Andrew said next made Paladin almost growl!

"And do you know that whenever a local lord goes out to lead an army, the priest of the parish he belongs to has to go with him?" "What!" Paladin's eyes opened in anger and he roared out. His eyes were filled with disbelief. "Did you betray me? Andrew! And you, that Kanarawa!" Paladin held back his anger and hissed out in a low voice. Because through Andrew's words, Paladin instantly understood. The troops going to war should bring along a priest, not only to save the wounded in times of crisis, but also to bless and listen to the prayers of the soldiers who are normally stressed. Even before the battle between the two armies, the priest must perform a blessing.

Regardless of the enemy and us, as long as the credibility Enos. At that time, you cannot go to war or take advantage of others. It just doesn't look bad. You can also meet some dignitaries. But, but! That was on the battlefield, where the sword has no eyes. Although it is expressly stipulated that the accompanying priests of both parties cannot be attacked in any way. It is above the offense and defense of the country.

But the battlefield is ever-changing, and there are many cases of priests being killed by mistake. There were also cases of priests who marched in harsh conditions. It is not uncommon for frail priests to die in the middle of nowhere. The number of priests who die every year because of the war is more than a hundred in Olosen Continent! You can see how huge the death toll was. That's why Paladin was angry. Because it was a clear act to send him to his death. Condemning Andrew and Kanarawa for abandoning him.

"Watch your words, Paladin. You are not the only priest sent to the battlefield. There are a lot of subordinate priests going along too." Paladin glared back, and when he saw Kanarawa's look of disinterest, his anger immediately rose upward. Angry, he laughed: "Then, Kanarawa, it is not possible that it was you who suggested that I should go!" "What's in it for me?"

That Kanarawa's face showed a sneer, but Paladin immediately retorted: "Iron, armor! Now war, you want to take away those three towns to seek gold!" "Humph!" Kanarawa suddenly became angry and confronted him, tit for tat whispered: "Yes so what? The local lords all went to the battlefield, instead of leaving the gold coins, you should give them to me to renovate the monastery."

Paladin could guarantee that if he wasn't in the square now, he would immediately lock this bastard into his basement and practice the Philosopher's Stone's alchemy on him after hundred times torturing him! Paladin, whose eyes were as red as beasts, turned his head and stared at Andrew, who still had his head down, and shook the scepter in his hand and said, "Andrew, are you going to abandon me too? Want to take everything I have?" Andrew did not care about Paladin's voice, which contained anger, and said: "What do you think? My dear Paladin. You are an auxiliary bishop, this is a fact that is certain and unchangeable."

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Although he said so, the anger on Paladin's face continued to grow. But Andrew went on to say: "However, I don't know when this war will end. Maybe it will be fought until spring. So things during this period will naturally be handled by others. You are also tired, treat it as a trip. Let’s travel, relax and unwind.” If the position for half a year is handed over to someone else, will it still be my position?

For a moment, Paladin understood immediately. Although it is possible that becoming an accompanying priest themselves is not what they proposed. But after knowing the news, not only did they not come to report the news, but they added fuel to the flames! "Are you treating me as a worthless abandoned child?" Paladin said in a low voice, but Andrew immediately answered with a strange smile on his face: "I heard that your family was exterminated by a magician not long ago. It's really a pity." Paladin was slightly taken aback, the destruction of the Flamel family was planned and executed by him. But put it here, but it is regarded as the fact that it has lost the last trace of use value! Will Andrew and Kanarawa completely abandon him! Self-inflicted evil, can not live.

"You will regret it." Paladin was silent for a while. At this time, he was no longer as angry as before, but fell into silence. Andrew and Kanarawa looked back at him subconsciously, but saw Paladin's silent appearance flashing with terrifying and murderous intent: "You will regret it, old pervert and pedophile."