Shade wanted to ask more, but the Doctor spoke again:
"Anyway, Shade, your priority lately should still be your studies as a Ring Arcanist. The aftermath of the Lord of the Blood Feast and the Blood of Mercury has nothing to do with you. The Masked Man Under the Silver Moon will not involve you either. Others will help find a solution for my injuries, so you do not need to worry about so much."
Miss Annette, Miss Louisa, and Priest Augustus meant the same thing. After giving it some thought, Shade summoned his Destiny Ring behind him.
White steam filled the bedroom, yet unexpectedly did not spread very far. The other four all saw that the Blasphemous Spirit Rune: Gluttony, gleaming with an intense light, had already been engraved upon the single-sided Destiny Ring belonging to a First Ring Arcanist.
Even though Shade was not using any Thaumaturgy, the rune still shone as though it had been activated. He attributed this to the Spirit Rune's unusual origin. This was not a story of indirectly coming into contact with an evil god; he had directly devoured part of an evil god's power.
"This appeared on the night at Lake View Manor."
He introduced it.
"Blasphemy? It is indeed possible for it to appear after contact with a god, but—"
The Doctor on the bed pondered, then asked:
"Did you eat after waking up?"
"I did. Last night, Priest Augustus and I got some cooked potatoes from The Church's kitchen. This morning, while feeding the cat, I drank two bottles of milk and ate some bread."
Shade recalled.
"Then are you hungry now? Did anything unusual happen while you were eating? For example, did you want to eat your cat?"
Miss Louisa asked on the Doctor's behalf. Shade shook his head