Uh...
Lorne's eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly as he looked at Miss Audrey, the blonde, green-eyed young woman with an air of otherworldly elegance before him.
Honestly, as a Demigod who had already crossed part of the threshold, he ought to remain fearless in danger and unruffled by surprises. Whatever unexpected situation he encountered, his emotional fluctuations should have been minimal.
Yet the moment he pushed open the door and saw Audrey at close range, Absolute Inspiration still left him unable to fully suppress his shock.
Although his control as a Demigod allowed him to rein in his emotions almost immediately, that instant of stiffness had betrayed a little of what he truly felt.
As for why...
Lorne turned his head slightly and glanced at Fors out of the corner of his eye.
Similar. So very similar!
Through Absolute Inspiration, he could see an extremely similar aura lingering around both women.
Although the aura on Audrey was even fainter than Fors's, that layer of distorted, grayish-white fog had left far too deep an impression on him.
Could it be... that the Hall Family's precious daughter is also a believer of that being? Lorne was secretly astonished.
That... that can't be possible, can it?
Both reason and common sense made this conclusion difficult to accept.
Unlike a Rogue Beyonder such as Fors, who might have strayed onto the "wrong path" in search of protection, the Hall Family were renowned throughout the Loen Kingdom as believers of the Goddess! They were closely tied to the Church of Evernight and were among its biggest financial backers.
Their standing within the Church of Evernight roughly matched the Negan Family's standing within the Church of Storms.
No, considering the Conservative Party's current decline, the Hall Family might hold an even higher position in their Church!
And