Lord of Mysteries: Starting as a Reader
Chapter 965

Lying Low

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Daly knew she should be wary of any woman appearing in her husband's dreams, but in truth, she was in a remarkably complicated state of calm...

After briefly considering the meaning behind the woman's words, she asked "calmly," "May I ask who you are?"

At that moment, worried that his wife might be discourteous, Dunn introduced the plainly robed woman before she could answer:

"This is Her Highness Arianna, the head of Evernight Cloister."

Arianna... the head of Evernight Cloister... Daly's eyes narrowed slightly. As a Nighthawk, how could she possibly be unfamiliar with the name Arianna?

She was the foremost among the thirteen Archbishops, and a possible future Pope. Either identity marked her as an absolute heavyweight within both the Church and the Beyonder world!

If her identity was genuine, then the fact that she had personally come to see Dunn meant the task issued by the Goddess was certainly anything but simple!

Still, the possibility of it being fake was very small. After all, once they left the dream and prayed to the Goddess, they could verify it immediately. There was no need to tell such an easily exposed lie... Besides, Her Highness Arianna was so exalted that impersonating her might bring down punishment from the Goddess herself!

Daly gave her husband a complicated look, then solemnly curtsied.

"Good afternoon, Your Highness Arianna."

Within the major Churches, if an Angel-level Demigod walked the earth, one had to add "Your Highness" when addressing them in person as a sign of respect. Likewise, representatives of divine will such as The Hierophant, Popes, and Patriarchs were addressed as "Your Holiness." In addition, the head of a Church could also be referred to as the "Holy See" or "Apostolic See." Of course, "Holy See" could often refer to the location of the

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