"Is this the ancient castle where our Lord now resides?" The priests stood below the castle and looked up. They felt that this castle in Tella Territory had been built with considerable grandeur, though it was somewhat gloomy.
"Our Lord should be here. Let us request an audience!" Bishop Kanrongpa said after looking for a while.
The castle before them was separated from them by a chasm filled with water. To cross it, they needed a bridge, and at this moment, that bridge had been raised high into the air.
"Yes, then send someone forward to call at the gate." Bishop Hagen nodded as well, then assigned a priest. "You, go."
"Yes!" The appointed priest immediately urged his horse forward, reined in beneath the castle, and shouted up at it, "We have come by the Divine Oracle of our Lord, Romon God, to seek an audience! Please let us enter!"
"What is your leader's name?" A voice soon came down from above. It seemed they were checking their records.
"Our Bishop Kanrongpa leads us!" the priest answered.
"Very well, wait a moment. We will lower the drawbridge at once!" After glancing down and seeing that both the records and the personnel matched the master's instructions, they could open the gate.
The soldiers who had long received their orders immediately began lowering the drawbridge. Once it had descended, the tightly shut gate slowly opened from within as well.
"Good, the drawbridge has been lowered. Let us go in." Bishop Kanrongpa waved his hand and urged his horse forward first.
The priests followed behind him, all urging their horses into the castle.
Since they had arrived at the castle, they proceeded at a very slow pace. As they were about to enter the gate, Bishop Kanrongpa suddenly said, "Dismount. We will enter