As Audrey strolled along the bustling street leading to Saint Samuel Cathedral, her Psychological Invisibility remained in effect, making every passerby subconsciously skirt around her without finding anything strange.
With her powers as a Discerner, even a saint passing by would notice nothing unusual. Probably only an angel would detect a slight incongruity, then follow the guidance of her spirituality to discover that an angel of the Spectator Pathway had passed beside her.
Of course, more than one angel was hiding in Backlund at that moment. During the battle against the Outer Deities' blessed that had just taken place, Audrey had noticed several high-level beings she had previously encountered while wandering through dreams. But as hidden figures unaffiliated with any Orthodox Church, they had all tacitly left one another alone.
Well-dressed gentlemen and ladies came and went from cafés and shops. Workers and clerks hurried home from work. Bicycles with brightly ringing bells and two- or four-wheeled carriages threaded through the streets... Watching these familiar scenes, Audrey gradually calmed the surging spirituality and growing malice within her, stirred up as she helped their angels resist the maddening whispers and soothe the awakened malevolence in the Sea of Collective Subconscious.
When she passed the familiar office building on Phelps Street, Audrey instinctively looked inside through an open window, her gaze settling on a framed photograph on the hall wall.
It was the group photograph taken when the Loen Charity Student Aid Fund had officially been established, featuring her, Dwayne Dantès, Christine Teresa, and all the members present.
If those fictional adventure stories were anything to go by, this photograph might guarantee the Hall family's safety forever. After all, it featured two great existences who had already become Great Old Ones... Audrey reflected with a smile, but her thoughts lingered on the