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Chapter 584 The Queen’s Secret Order

Under the leadership of the maid, Eden walked through the long corridor and came to the outside of a palace with Verdo, where the smell of burning spices overflowed slightly.

The maid asked the two priests to wait for a while. She went in first and knocked on the door. After getting the queen's permission, she was invited into the palace.

In that palace, besides the queen, there were two guests.

One was Patriarch Deschanel, and the other was Patriarch Bard of Lorendo.

Two powerful figures in the church gathered here, and Eden couldn't help but become nervous. He slowly followed Verdo into the palace and saluted all three people present.

With the appearance of Eden, the air in the palace seemed to become a little more solemn.

Patriarch Deschanel looked at Eden with complicated eyes.

In any case, Eden was a heretic, a minor excommunicated priest who was prohibited from performing the duties of a priest and from conducting various sacraments.

Soon, the queen's warm words relieved the audience.

"Priest Eden, by the mercy of God, His mercy has saved you from danger."

As soon as the Queen spoke, the atmosphere relaxed. The Patriarch of Lorendo took the lead in blessing Iden, and the Patriarch followed closely behind.

After the blessing, Verdo stood up and asked the queen directly why he had summoned him.

The queen did not answer immediately. Instead, she first talked about Iden with the two patriarchs present.
"To be honest, Father Verdo, the way you protected Iden really scared me. I saw you and Patriarch Casas coming to plead for mercy before, but I never thought that Iden was valued by the prophet. If I had known this in advance, I will do my best to persuade His Majesty.

Having said that, Eden looks like a righteous man in the scriptures. He is so unyielding and his words are so moving. "

Patriarch Bard of Lorendo looked at Iden and sighed softly:

"The Lord unloaded our hearts. At that time, I don't know how many people were moved to tears by Eden's words."

As he spoke, Bud closed his eyes slightly. He seemed moved, immersed in Eden's declaration at that time.

Patriarch Deschanel didn't know what to say. Unlike Bard, as a patriarch who supported the emperor, his situation was very embarrassing.

"May God bless his future life."

After a while, the Patriarch said with some stumbling.

At this time, the Patriarch felt a pang of regret. If Eden was really the person the prophet valued, then it would be a matter of time before the heretical ruling was overturned. Not only that, his story would undoubtedly be written into history and even scripture.By then, he will be recorded as a negative and cowardly image. Who will remember that he once refuted the emperor?

Thinking of this, the Patriarch couldn't help but lament. He had to beg God for mercy in his heart, begging that all this was a lie.

The queen asked Verdot and Eden to sit down, and they all sat down and began to explain the scriptures to the queen, explaining their profound meaning and the meaning of God. This atmosphere lasted for about an hour and a half.

After an hour and a half, the meeting ended. The Queen sent away the Patriarch and Bard of Lorendo, but left Verdo and Eden behind.

Eden was a little confused and couldn't figure out what the queen had planned.

So, he secretly entered a spiritual state and examined the queen.

"This soul..."

To his surprise, the queen's soul was extremely pure, with almost no dirt in it. Her heart seemed to be full of love and piety.

Even though Eden had heard about the Queen's good reputation many times, he still couldn't help but marvel in his heart. This was the first time he had seen such a soul.

However, such a soul has a husband who assumes the name of God and a daughter who is like a sinner.

This seems so contradictory.

"Your Highness the Queen, why did you ask us to come here?"

Verdo asked again.

The queen said softly:
"Good priests, I would like to ask you a favor."

After finishing speaking, she turned to the maid beside her and asked the latter to bring Althea over.

When Eden heard that Althea was coming, he couldn't help but feel a little irritated.

But he didn't show it. At this time, the queen spoke,

"You should know, Althea, that she is marrying to Osenko."

It is almost universally known in the empire that the princess of the empire will marry to the Kingdom of Osenko to marry his heir. On the day of the wedding, a celebration will be held.

"Of course we know."

Verdo said slowly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Eden continued:
"Your Highness the Queen, may I ask...what does the princess's marriage have to do with us?"

Although Eden's words were very polite, everyone could hear a hint of impatience.

The queen didn't pay attention. She looked around, then lowered her voice and said:
"Please swear in the name of God that you will never tell anyone else about this matter."

The queen acted a little mysterious at this moment, and the two people's eyes couldn't help but become serious.

What this imperial nobleman wants to explain seems to be of great significance.

"I accidentally heard these things from the mouths of Osenko's envoys."

The queen's voice was very low, and she explained word by word nervously,
"When the previous king of the Osenko royal family was in power, although they were friendly with the empire, they repeatedly refused to convert to the true religion. And when the current king, Charles V, came to the throne, he also refused to convert at the beginning."

Eden was a little confused. It was not unusual for the royal family to refuse to convert at first, and then convert again after encountering some miracle. Why did the queen mention this?

The queen seemed to see Eden's doubts and further said:

"You may think this is nothing unusual, but... the sect that converted the Osenko royal family seems to be a bit unusual."

Wildo said:

"Your Highness, what's so serious? I only heard that it seems to have something to do with elves."

Upon hearing the word "elf", the queen suddenly became more nervous. She said nervously:

"Yes, it's the elves... One of their envoys accidentally mentioned that they were a group of elves with light cyan and purple-grey skin. They said they were drow elves."

Light cyan, purple-grey elves?Drow?

Eden and Verdo were stunned.

As clergy, it is not that they have never met Logos people. On the contrary, compared to ordinary people, due to their status, they will always meet Logos people several times in their lives.

However, neither Eden nor Verdo had ever seen light cyan or purple-gray drow.

In their knowledge, they only heard of two kinds of elves, namely the elves of Nus and the exiled elves.

"Are those elves sick? Or are they cursed?"

Verdo couldn't help but ask.

The queen shook her head and said she didn't know the reason.
"I told His Majesty about this matter, but His Majesty didn't take it seriously and didn't take it to heart, so I came to find you."

Verdo couldn't help but ask:
"Your Highness, what can we do for you?"

The queen looked at Verdo and then at Iden. From the very beginning of the marriage, due to Althea's strong opposition, the queen had doubts about getting married. And after hearing the messengers mention those weird elves, , the queen began to worry.

The reason why she found them was not because of their own abilities, but because they had a relationship with the prophet Sealand, and she summoned the Patriarch of Deschanel and the Patriarch of Lorendo, but It was to deceive others, especially Osenko’s emissaries.

In short, the queen wanted to add a protective charm to her daughter who was traveling far away.

"I hope you can follow Althea's wedding convoy to Osenko and look after Althea's safety for me."

The queen whispered her request, and then the corresponding reward.

"If Althea is safe, I would like to donate several churches to you, build a monastery and an orphanage in your name, and pray for you. I believe that one day, Eden will overturn his bad reputation. Oh, may God favor you."

Verdo looked at Eden, as if asking the latter's opinion.

Eden thought about it and realized that he was not willing to take this job. He did not like Althea and hoped that he would never see this woman again.

but…

"Which is more important, my hobbies or the safety of my faith?

A sect related to the drow... No matter what, there are too many strange things in it. "

Eden felt that that sect was not simple, and it was hard to say whether it was a heretical sect or not.

However, this sect is absolutely inconsistent with the mainstream of the church.

It is inconsistent with the mainstream. Although it cannot explain the good and evil of sects, there are thousands of sects in the true religion, both large and small. There are both righteous people and evil people, both truth and lies. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct an investigation. .

Thinking of this, Eden nodded towards Verdo.

Seeing that Eden's thoughts were consistent with his own, Verdo turned his head, looked at the queen and said:
“We have no reason to refuse His Highness’s commission.

But how should we travel together? Do we need to hide our identities? "

The queen had already thought about this issue. She explained:

"I praise you for your holy conduct. I have already thought about your problems.

Althea's wedding will not only be escorted by the Imperial Guard, but also by the church's night watchmen.

I will grant you the status of vigilante and chaplain, and I will order you to be disguised so that no one will recognize you under the influence of ancient words and make-up. "

As soon as the queen finished speaking, the maid led Althea into the palace.

Her Highness the Princess lowered her head. She seemed to be thinking about something while walking. Her attention was not in the palace at all. She didn't even notice who was coming.

"Althea."

After hearing her mother's scolding words, Althea raised her head. She glanced around the palace and happened to see Eden.

"Ah, it turned out to be you?"

Althea said in surprise.

Then, for some reason, she felt awkward and took a few steps back.

Eden said quickly in her mind: I have forgiven her, while trying not to look at her with disgust.

"Mother...what's going on?"

Althea couldn't help but ask.

The queen sent the maid out of the house, pulled her daughter over, and explained the rights and wrongs in a low voice.

Finally, the queen warned:

"Althea, don't think about delaying your marriage by snitching. You have to know that even if you snitch, you will still be married, and the supervision on you will be more stringent.

Your father has already decided your wedding date. No one can disobey him, not even me. "

Because she knew exactly what kind of person her daughter was, the queen specifically gave this warning to dispel Althea's restless thoughts.

The imperial princess pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, pointed at Iden and said:
"You said that no one can disobey my father. That's not true.

Didn't he disobey my wise father?And he escaped unscathed! "

The queen was speechless for a moment, and then she could only smile apologetically at Eden,
"Please forgive me. In order to go against her father, she used you as a sword and shield."

Hearing the Queen's words, Eden remembered something. At this moment, he finally understood why Althea came to find him at that time. She wanted to use herself to stimulate her father.

After a moment, Eden turned to look at Althea and said as if in reply:

"Good Lord, don't think about the prosperity of the empire, just get married peacefully! Don't think of me as a sword and shield, think of me as a priest who forgives sinners!"

(End of this chapter)