When the owl flew into the inn window at half past two that afternoon, clutching the cat in its talons, Miss Danist was exchanging intelligence with Miss Bell. After Shade and the witch landed, the young Witch Apprentice immediately said:
"Miss, something happened in the city. An hour ago, a large number of undead appeared in the woodland around the city. While The Church was sending teams to deal with them, the manor where Prince William Anjou was staying was shrouded in gray fog. York Bronte took the people inside hostage."
"What about Margaret?"
Shade immediately asked. Miss Bell reassured him:
"Bronte hasn't gone mad enough to lay hands on a member of the royal family. Princess Margaret wasn't there that afternoon to begin with, and Prince William Anjou was thrown out as soon as the gray fog appeared. The Church has surrounded the manor now. The moment the Ring Arcanists tried to enter, the head of a manor servant was thrown out."
"Though we knew he would make a move, was he really this direct? Charlotte, does The Church know York Bronte is behind this?"
The witch asked with a frown, and Miss Bell shook her head.
"No. The Church only knows that a large number of undead have appeared outside the city, and quite a few of them are rather troublesome. The Thirteenth Ring 'Construct Master' has already led a team to deal with them. They are still investigating what happened in the city. The head thrown out from the manor was controlled to tell The Church's Ring Arcanists that he wanted to see the person who took the coffin."
Though the vengeful spirits accumulated in the Edge of Life and Death had been modified and strengthened, as long as The Church wanted to destroy them, their only