Five Angels? Had something that enormous happened in Backlund that night?
Audrey, Fors, and Xio were stunned, especially the latter two. They no longer wondered why Abner had been unconscious for four days...
After taking part in something so terrifying, he was lucky to have escaped with nothing worse.
Klein, on the other hand, knew a little about it. One of the Angels who had intervened was his Messenger.
Once her shock subsided, Justice Audrey saw that Mr. Tower had dropped such an explosive revelation only to smile and fall silent, with no intention of explaining further. She badly wanted to press him for the rest of the story.
But she knew Mr. Tower must have his reasons for keeping quiet. She used Soothing on herself, then gathered her thoughts and said:
"After my parents learned that my brother had taken a Demoness as his companion, they came back from East Chester...
"As we planned, I claimed I'd suddenly received a warning, which was why I started a fire in the kitchen to drive the guests out... My parents will probably suspect the Psychology Alchemists played a part.
"Just like when I reported that matter before the Great Smog."
She wasn't afraid of exposing her identity. Xio, Fors, and Abner had known who she was for ages, and she trusted all three of them.
As for Mr. World, he was Mr. Fool's blessed, so her identity was no secret to him either...
And Miss Temperance... Judging by Mr. World's manner, he wouldn't hide it from her. Besides, Miss Temperance had handled the report to the Church of Evernight this time.
While Audrey's thoughts wandered, Abner gave a slight nod. She had handled things reasonably well, especially since Escalante, the bag-carrying assistant, was an obvious person to take the blame.
Still,