"I'll return to the Dark Mountains and split up the Blood Alliance Knights to build the most basic framework for the Holy Blood Legion. Grand Duchess Hathor will come with me. She'll be responsible for teaching the doctrine of the Midnight Matron and the Night Singers to more of our kin.
I know you've appointed Kudel and Maxim as the Blood Eagle Clan's commanders in the Holy Blood Legion. I'll get in touch with them and move things forward.
You don't need to worry about the Wolfsbane Clan, either!
I'll have a talk with old Edward and persuade him to accept this decision. He'll accept it. He has to!"
The morning after the revelries celebrating Queen Fuli'er's coronation, Lord Pahing was at the docks in Origin Harbor, saying farewell to Murphy with the Knights of Palanno.
Before leaving, the lord didn't forget to discuss the Midnight Church's future development with Murphy. It was clear he was taking the matter very seriously. His willingness to take charge of organizing the Holy Blood Legion would also save Murphy a great deal of time and energy, allowing him to focus on more important matters.
Murphy's response was that it felt absolutely wonderful to have such a capable lord working alongside him on the same task.
However, there was an important matter weighing on Murphy's mind.
In the predawn breeze at Origin Harbor, as the solar ship that had been given to the Holy Blood Legion as its mobile headquarters landed with a rumble, he spoke quietly to the lord:
"Is something wrong with Shani? My lord, I'd planned to talk with her last night about promoting the Midnight Church among the Thorn Clan, but she bluntly turned me down, saying she needed to guard the Wolf Girl.
"I had no idea Shani had