Klein and Leonard took a public carriage to Saint Selena Cathedral Station. Looking at the familiar cathedral building not far away, Klein was momentarily dazed.
Seeming to sense his emotions, Leonard smiled with deliberate ease. "Come on. We can't be late for a wedding."
"That's right." Klein steadied himself, transformed into Tifa once more, and his expression shifted from nostalgia to the curiosity of someone arriving in a new city.
"So this was a Faceless?" Watching Klein transform right before his eyes, Leonard felt a slight chill crawl up his spine. Still, he quickly composed himself, reviewed Tifa's identity in his mind, took her hand, and headed toward the cathedral.
Unlike its usual tranquility, Saint Selena Cathedral was especially lively today. Normally, no one would come to the Church of Evernight to pray in the morning, just as no one would go to the Church of the Sun at midnight. Weddings, however, did not fall into that category. After all, not even the Evernight Goddess would demand that her followers enter into marriage contracts in the dead of night.
"You finally made it! We were wondering whether some sudden assignment had kept you from coming!" The first to spot Leonard was Rozanne, the Blackthorn Security Company receptionist with the smooth forehead. She first looked over Leonard, whom she had not seen in a long time, before shifting her attention to Tifa and asking curiously, "And this is?"
"This is Tifa Lily, my companion. She is also a devout follower of the Goddess." Leonard blinked lightly. Rozanne immediately understood that Tifa was probably not a Beyonder. She did not say much, merely turning around and saying brightly, "Come on, then. We were just waiting for you."
With complicated feelings, Klein followed Rozanne into the cathedral. He saw Fran, still cold in