Candidates

"This is really interesting."

Shade gave a dry comment and did not continue the topic. Priest Augustus, however, remembered something else and asked Shade with his pipe in hand:

"Tomorrow, Tuesday night, there will be a grand banquet in the city. It will be held in the courtyard and part of the castle at Middlesburg Mechanical College. The city's nobles and merchants, and even The Church, have all received Invitation Letters. I received one too. Detective, are you interested in going with me? I can get another Invitation Letter."

"A banquet? Who is hosting it? What is the theme?"

Shade asked.

"It is hosted by the local chamber of commerce. This week is the local traditional Fire Worship Festival, so the Middlesburg Chamber of Commerce is holding its customary autumn Charity Banquet. Some goods will be auctioned off, and the proceeds will be distributed equally among the charitable institutions of the Five Gods Church. There may even be relics among the auction items. That should be quite interesting."

Priest Augustus said with a smile.

"A Charity Banquet? During the summer, I attended a Charity Auction in Tobesk and seemed to have run into Doctor Schneider."

Shade thought to himself:

"Then."

Then you left the banquet to fight the Silver-Eyed One, and the banquet was actually a ritual for the descent of the Lord of the Blood Feast.

She added to the account of that incident from several months ago.

Shade could not help showing a worried expression.

"Priest, I'd better not go. In Middlesburg, it would be inappropriate for me to appear before too many people."

"Very well."

The Old Priest nodded without insisting, then brought up another matter.

"Also, I heard a rumor at The Church. It seems that Bloodkin have recently been causing trouble in the city."

"Priest,