Abidos.
The Church of War.
Inside a council chamber.
The room was packed.
Figure after figure sat within.
Among them.
Were the priests of the Church of Storms, led by Jorgi.
There were also Abidos's acting city lord and other officials.
Finally, there were Katarina, Reg, Audrey, the War Priests, and the others.
As the meeting's chair.
Katarina, dressed in black clerical robes with a hood half concealing her beautiful face, spoke with a look of holiness.
"Everyone, we have received reliable intelligence."
"The Demoness Sect has joined forces with the Rose School."
"They may already have infiltrated Abidos."
"We will soon have a tough battle on our hands."
"And when the enemy strikes, they may unleash their strongest forces in a lightning assault."
"We need to prepare for the worst."
Jorgi gave a dry cough. "Lady Katarina."
Even now, Jorgi still found it difficult to adjust.
To adjust to treating a Demoness with equanimity.
"What exactly do you mean by the worst?"
A grave look flashed through Katarina's blue eyes. "The leader of the Rose School, the Sequence 1 Suah, may descend in person and launch an attack."
Last time.
When they attacked Abidos.
They had relied on Klein to draw Suah away and keep him occupied.
Only then had Sifa been able to deal at his leisure with the other Angel stationed in the city, the Sequence 2 King of Curses.
Now, Katarina clearly had no idea where to find someone powerful enough to confront Suah.
Perhaps, when the critical moment came, they would have no choice but to pray to the Lord of War, who was campaigning deep within the continent.
This news.
Also weighed heavily on Jorgi's expression.
He had guessed what this worst-case scenario might be, but hearing it from Katarina still left him feeling