Whenever he was alone with Sister Devlin, Shade could not help thinking of the scene in the early hours of Thursday morning, when Sister Devlin had used the "God of Love's Thorn." He tried his best not to recall that memory, but the harsh conditions required to activate the God of Love's Thorn gave him no choice but to think about it.
As taciturn as ever, Sister Devlin came with Shade to the dock and raised both hands toward the great lake behind her. A slender flame appeared in her burn-scarred hands and fused once more with a divided flame, but it did not cause any major change in the Primordial Fire's appearance.
Sunlight filled the beach and small dock beyond the woods, while shimmering ripples on the lake displayed spring at its loveliest. Beneath that bright light, the silver blindfold reflected its usual strange gleam. Shade knew what Sister Devlin was about to do.
He knelt on one knee and placed his right hand in Sister Devlin's palm.
His palm touched the flame, and the slender fire flowed through his fingers into his body. The scorching current did not harm him. On the contrary, as its warmth spread throughout his body, he clearly felt his Life Force, stamina, and other most basic physical attributes grow once again.
The knight lowered his head slightly, pondering the nature of this strange fiery power. A faint smile rested on the nun's lips as she watched the Hero of the Flame she had chosen improve once more.
Only after quite some time did Sister Devlin close her hand and withdraw the flames. Shade patted his knee and stood up as well.
"Sister Devlin, can I safely use the Calamity Cards like you do now?"
As he spoke, he took out the Twin Lovers