Hadn't he been scared enough to seek help from the Church before? Why had he come again...
Alice frowned and looked along the Prayer Channel, only to find a similar ritual site. A bottle of Potion had been placed there as well, and even the prayer was nearly identical.
So... why was he praying to her again... No, if it was the Church of Evernight, then praying to her again was actually quite normal.
...So how exactly was she supposed to give him courage?
Alice looked around in confusion, then asked again:
"I can only grant you good luck... I-I really Don't Know how to give you courage?"
She couldn't possibly actually pick up the Potion and pour it down his throat, could she...
Alice's muttering went unheard. This unfamiliar The Praying One did not rise and flee in terror this time, but continued repeating what he had said before:
"I pray that You grant me luck. I pray that You grant me courage. I pray that You Let Me drink the Potion successfully..."
...Was he a broken record?
Alice listened to the man's pleas in utter incomprehension. Just as she was about to question him, she heard him change his tone:
"I no longer remember how many times I have tried this... but no matter how many times, the outcome always seems to be the same.
"Every time, for one reason or another, I fail to drink the Potion successfully.
"At first, it was all kinds of accidents. For example, mistakes during Potion Concoction that caused problems—this was also the most common sort of accident.
"Sometimes other accidents happened as well. For instance, once, a hateful thief stole a bottle of Marauder Potion... Ha, what a perfect match."
"After it happened so many times, I gradually lost the courage