An extra chapter for Chi Wanzi de Gugu [2/5]
Although Dick had been intimate with Neri after his resurrection, he clearly had not truthfully told the Archbishop everything related to himself.
On one hand, his situation was indeed rather complicated and could not be explained in just a sentence or two.
On the other hand, if there truly was someone else in his heart, then no matter how dangerous the situation became, he probably would not want that person to remain worried about him for a long time.
But such matters could not be hidden forever.
New recruits like Maraad and Yrel would only feel proud of the Vigilant Saint's unparalleled holy power, but a legend like Neri could see the problem at a glance.
Dick's state under Sanctification: Seraphim earlier had clearly not been normal. That exaggerated divinity, so cold and even cruel that it was unsettling, should never have appeared in the Diakum she remembered. Thus, while waiting for the aftermath of the battle to subside, Dick finally gave Neri a complete account of the Naaru body under her concerned questioning.
"You knew better than anyone what condition I was in when I was brought back to the Genedar. Those were fatal wounds that had already brought me to the brink of death. Naturally, it took a miracle to save me."
Dick sat beside a stone still radiating residual warmth, turning the newly acquired Skull of Gul'dan: Youth Edition over in his hands. He was considering finding a skilled jeweler at Karabor Temple to refine the thing, then giving it to Malderan's darling daughter, Lelan, as a "meeting gift" twenty thousand years from now.
The girl was an Arcane Mage. She would like this gift.
He softly explained to Neri:
"Lura's Radiant Fragment spent more than twenty thousand