The air suddenly fell silent.
I knew this would happen. That's why I didn't want to say it in front of outsiders. You made me say it, so you can't blame me.
Doctor Simon defended himself inwardly as he felt the atmosphere grow tense. He glanced at Sister Angelica with a strange look in his eyes.
He had never expected a nun who had sworn to remain chaste and serve the Lord for life to become pregnant.
No wonder the news used to say the Church harbored all sorts of filth, that its sanctity was tainted.
Wait... now that I know their scandal, they won't kill me to keep me quiet, will they?
Doctor Simon suddenly grew nervous.
A year ago, he would never have worried about that.
In Gaul, members of the Church had held little status. If the nuns killed him, the law would punish them. That threat alone would have kept them from doing anything rash.
But ever since Pope Barnabas had held up Genesis and summoned a projection of Heaven, the clergy's status had soared. If they killed him, a host of powerful people might help cover it up. With nothing to fear, these nuns might really murder him to keep their scandal from getting out.
Just as Dr. Simon was about to promise that he would never tell anyone, the stunned Sister Angelica finally came to her senses. "What did you say? I'm pregnant?"
How could I possibly be pregnant?
She might not know about anyone else, but she knew her own situation.
She had attended Church schools since childhood and entered a Monastery to study at fifteen. Forget doing anything like that—she had never even held hands with a man. How could she be pregnant?
"You might be pregnant." Afraid they would kill him