"That's only natural. I've worked with official Beyonders before, so I know very well where unaffiliated Beyonders stand in their eyes."
Nimrod did not refuse. Instead, he briefly outlined their next steps, then concluded:
"...In short, the Administrator's residence and the area beneath the church are the two places we need to investigate. This time, we can't even take the initiative to interrupt the Lent celebration, because that would send us into the loop again."
"You have a day to consider it. Of course, Lumian and I also need some time to prepare."
Leah nodded. "If we agree to your plan, how do we let you know?"
"We'll meet here when the time comes. Tomorrow morning at the latest, we'll have to pay Madam Pualis a 'visit.'"
Nimrod smiled as he said:
"Although the Church will ultimately deal with the corruption here, that presupposes that everything here will be purified... I imagine you're still unwilling to give up your lives, aren't you?"
"I'm unwilling to give up mine, either, so we can cooperate on this matter."
Valentine was about to say something when Ryan pulled him back. Leah maintained her diplomatic smile and said to Nimrod:
"You're right. In any case, let's set a time. We'll all come here at this time tomorrow and tell you our decision."
"Lumian and I will be waiting here for you tomorrow morning," Nimrod told the three of them.
"We also have another Beyonder companion, a Sequence 7 of the Mystery Pryer pathway. You should know that Mystery Pryer is one of the pathways controlled by the Church of the Evernight Goddess, not one inclined toward evil and chaos."
The three finished their negotiations with Nimrod and cautiously left the grove. Watching their retreating figures, Lumian frowned and said:
"They don't seem to believe