Young Lissop could clearly feel Gold's pain.
It was the same pain he himself had suffered before.
He had experienced it firsthand.
So he understood how Gold felt.
So he believed Gold had not meant to do it. That torment had simply left him with no choice-just as it had for him.
But he had been fortunate. He had the guidance of the "Loving Father."
Then...
Could Gold also receive the "Loving Father's" guidance?
Young Lissop immediately dropped to one knee and silently called upon the "Loving Father."
There was no direct response.
But Young Lissop was not discouraged.
Because-
He could feel that warm power belonging to the "Loving Father."
It was within him.
It was in his blood.
With every breath and every beat of his heart, it circulated throughout his body.
Was this the "Loving Father's" gift?
Had the "Loving Father" foreseen that I would encounter this situation, and bestowed his "gift" on me long ago?
An indescribable surge of gratitude rose from the depths of Young Lissop's heart.
That warmth made the resolve in his eyes grow firmer.
He would make sure Gold felt the "Loving Father's" love.
And...
Leshid!
Yes, Leshid!
Young Lissop could feel pain in Leshid as well.
No!
More precisely, it was anguish!
The torment that anguish brought made Leshid's soul cry out constantly, as though it might collapse at any moment.
"We're all the same!
Not pure enough in our kindness, not thorough enough in our wickedness, and always wavering when something happens!
But the 'Loving Father' told me none of that matters.
Whatever choice I make, the 'Loving Father' will support me."
Young Lissop spoke softly, but his heart beat with increasing strength. It pumped blood to every part of his body, its powerful force generating searing heat.
Still kneeling