Babylon Temple-
Lilith, dressed in a knee-length black Gothic dress, passed through the temple's Atrium, the little black leather boots beneath her white stockings tapping against the stone path.
Knight guards she met at intersections saluted with a hand over their chests, while nuns and maids she happened across gave her respectful looks before curtsying.
"Good afternoon, Lady Lilith~!"
"Greetings, Lady Lilith-"
While passing through the Nun Order's office area, Lilith encountered two young nuns hurrying along with documents in their arms.
They greeted Lilith excitedly, but their movements were so exaggerated that they practically bowed ninety degrees.
Some of the documents in one nun's arms slipped loose and scattered across the ground. She instantly froze, not even thinking to pick them up.
Judging by their ages, they had probably just reached adulthood and graduated from Birka's Church School. The various positions in the temple's unrestricted areas specifically offered rotations for newcomers.
"You two don't need to make such a fuss..."
Lilith's ruby-like eyes regarded the two nuns gently. Her long, lustrous silver hair complemented the black wings folded slightly at her sides.
When the two nuns raised their heads, they were momentarily transfixed. By Skypiean traditions, Lilith's appearance possessed a kind of forbidden beauty.
It was also their first time seeing Lilith from so close.
"Honestly, what a careless child-"
Though she called the girl a child, Lilith herself was not much older than either of them. Her demeanor, however, was already very much that of a big sister.
Her actions, on the other hand, were somewhat heretical by the Church's standards. Solidified black mist lifted the documents from the ground and placed them in her hand.
"Here. Be more careful next time~"
Lilith handed the documents to the young nun and gently stroked her forehead, earning an adoring