Green was a Dunling native, born into a typical middle-class family of believers.
He was born safely under his family's prayers to the Two-Winged Ring. From his first cry, the incense offered to God became the earliest scent etched into his memory. The priest, who knew everyone on the street, took him from his father's hands and dipped him in the pure water of baptism, congratulating the family on a new life blessed by the Lord.
From the moment he became aware of the world, the stories in the Holy Scripture served as his introduction to it, while the pastries handed out at the Consecration Festival introduced him to sweetness. The Church brothers, with their rudimentary medical knowledge, brought comfort during the days when he was sick with a fever.
Once he was old enough to understand the various instructions adults gave him, his parents decided to send him to Church to receive the only education they knew was within reach, and to deepen their ties with the Church.
Whether through talent or the will of Heavenly Father, Green quickly displayed a learning ability that set him apart from his peers. His family's comfortable circumstances also meant he didn't miss the crucial stages of physical development.
A priest who had long lingered at the fringes of the Church noticed what made him different. He felt he couldn't let such a promising pupil, so deeply steeped in the faith, go to waste in his hands. So he used the one recommendation he was entitled to and sent Green away for further study.
Thus Green was spared the fate of others, who scrambled for a position in the clergy while crammed into a small chapel and wore themselves out over trivial daily matters. Instead, he was ushered all the way into a