Suddenly being released left the Veilwing Bird Scout somewhat flustered instead.
"What... what are you trying to do?"
The outcome of falling into the Church's hands was usually self-evident.
At that moment, Zong Shen was dressed entirely like an elder.
He also wore a crow-beak mask over his face.
Such accessories, marked by the distinctive style of the Calamity Raven Church, were common within the Church.
"What am I doing?"
"Of course, I'm letting you leave."
Zong Shen replied in a lowered voice.
That answer caught the Veilwing Bird Scout completely off guard.
"Let me go...?"
He still dared not believe it.
Zong Shen nodded.
"Go back and tell Grand Duke Jonathan."
"Prince Carter Pendragon is in our Church's hands."
"He is welcome to visit Cold Raven Valley within one month."
"The Church is willing to have a proper discussion with His Grace regarding the release of the Second Prince."
"But if more than a month passes..."
"Hehehe."
He did not finish his sentence, but anyone could hear the threat behind it.
As he spoke, Zong Shen flicked out a strand of hair.
Its color alone made it clear that it came from a member of the Pendragon royal family.
"This is your proof."
"You should be going now. Convey the Calamity Raven Church's regards to the Grand Duke on my behalf."
After personally watching the scout accept that strand of hair, Zong Shen made a gesture, and several Tier 6 heretic brute Church guards standing behind him immediately stepped forward and pulled a sack covered in Rune seals over the fellow.
Then they simply slung him over their shoulders and carried him away.
He and his bird would be taken several hundred kilometers away and released ten hours later.
By the time Grand Duke Jonathan received the news, Zong