Had he paid a gold coin in advance because I made him pay on delivery last time?
Angel felt her cheeks grow warm. She turned away to hide it and read the letter carefully.
So he's renting a place in North Borough, not far from Saint Samuel Cathedral, but two streets away—just far enough to avoid running into someone he knows the moment he steps outside. Leonard, for example, whom I met in the Prayer Hall yesterday afternoon... But that poet was transferred to the Backlund Diocese? Did he join the Red Gloves and become someone without a fixed post?
...Find a way to arrange a chance encounter and get acquainted. That's what I was thinking too, but we don't have the necessary connection. We need someone in our social circles who knows us both. I should visit the neighbors as soon as possible.
The Moon Mass at the full moon might be an opportunity. Any believer of the Goddess can attend, and Saint Samuel Cathedral is close to my home. Going there would be perfectly natural...
Angel pondered as she read and soon decided what to do next. She looked up and found Reinette Tinekerr still floating in the air, showing no sign of leaving.
"Sorry for the trouble, but could you tell him I'll attend the grand mass at Saint Samuel Cathedral tomorrow evening?"
As she spoke, Angel took a heavy Loen gold coin from her pocket and offered it to Messenger Miss. Reinette did not take it. Her heads spoke in turn:
"That..." "Puppet's..." "Beyonder Characteristic..." "Do you still have it?"
The Beyonder Characteristic? Of course I do, but after your warning, I sealed it away with several safeguards... Angel froze. Before she could answer, Reinette continued:
"I accept..." "Your offer..." "From last time..."
The last head