"No, we absolutely cannot let the Church come!"
The Marquise spoke at once, her voice quite loud. Seeing both Shade and Miss Belinder looking at her, she stammered out an explanation:
"My husband has no secrets that cannot be known to the Church, but there are some state secrets in this house. Unless it is absolutely necessary, we cannot let the Church search it. After all, if the Church investigates, what if they really find something?"
Even if the Church discovered something, as long as it was unrelated to the supernatural, they would not casually leak it. Still, no one wanted the Church searching their home. Once the Church resolved to conduct a search, they could truly uncover anything.
"Then seal this place off first. If there are still problems afterward, come find me, and I'll have him make another trip."
Miss Belinder said. Marquise Ankara nodded lightly in thanks, then arranged for a servant to take Shade to change clothes. His shirt and trousers were covered in dust, and his once-polished leather shoes had been stained with mud from entering the sewers.
After Shade left, the Marquise awkwardly asked Miss Belinder:
"Bella, how much did your family pay to hire him?"
"What, are you trying to steal him away?"
The witch asked in surprise, and the other woman immediately shook her head.
"Of course not. How could I do such a thing? But it must be difficult to invite someone so capable to work at one's side, right? I do not understand that world, but he is so young, yet steady and capable. Even if he were an ordinary man, he would not be easy to recruit, would he? Satisfy my curiosity. How much did you pay?"
The Great Witch of Fate certainly could not speak of the complicated