"Chen Fan."
Just as Chen Fan was lost in thought, Carlisle, dressed in a white deacon's robe, slowed his pace and quietly came to Chen Fan's side.
He bent slightly and lowered his voice as he greeted Chen Fan. "Chen Fan."
"There's something I'd like to ask you about..."
Seeing Chen Fan's questioning gaze, Carlisle hesitated before continuing. "Lady Isa... where is she now?"
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly. "You're looking for Isa?"
"Or rather..."
"Of course it's Lord Wallis who's looking for Isa." Carlisle hurriedly clarified.
"Wallis Bishop..."
Chen Fan fell silent for a moment before answering stiffly, "Isa is no longer a priest."
"What else does he want?"
"To continue condemning Isa?"
"No, no, no."
Carlisle denied it again. "I heard about what happened two days ago, and I believe Lady Isa did nothing wrong."
"Not just me. I heard the bishops and the Archbishop held discussions as well, and they also concluded that Isa was innocent."
Hearing that, the sharpness in Chen Fan's gaze gradually eased. "Then what does Wallis Bishop want?"
"Since she's innocent, of course we want Isa to return to the church as a priest!"
Carlisle's tone grew somewhat urgent. "Chen Fan, if you know where Isa is, please make sure to tell her..."
Chen Fan glanced at Carlisle beside him and noticed the urgency in his eyes.
His gaze shifted slightly, and some of the confusion in his heart found an explanation.
No wonder the church had assigned a deacon like Carlisle to guide him.
Normally, at formal occasions, the clergy member assigned to guide a God Chosen would be a priest—just like Gao Yuan.
At first, Chen Fan had thought this was the church's way of showing its displeasure toward him. Now, it seemed he had been mistaken.
So the church