"That, I'm not sure about. Perhaps you could ask Him yourself if you get the chance?"
After some thought, she said, "Once we leave the Forsaken Land of the Gods, I'll have someone I trust become a believer of Mr. Fool."
Edward couldn't help being surprised. Was Ma'am Hermit going to make her appearance early?
But given Klein's current Sequence-and spirituality-it seemed unlikely that he could support another Sequence 5 joining the Tarot Club, right? Yet Edward had only just finished boasting...
Never mind. Mr. Fool would surely find a way.
Edward stood up then. "All right, we should get going."
"Where do you plan to go next? Or are we still wandering aimlessly wherever our feet take us?"
That would actually work, since he needed to "wander," after all. Still, after some thought, he said, "I plan to head toward the Giant King's Court."
She immediately understood Edward's intentions. "You're worried Amon might still find us, so you want to use the True Creator to make Amon wary enough not to attack us lightly."
"Exactly."
Bernadette said, "Then aren't you afraid the True Creator might kill you?"
"Let's prepare for the worst first. At least we'll have another option when the time comes."
Tomorrow was Monday. If even the Tarot Club meeting failed to take place as scheduled, Edward would have to prepare for the worst-fighting Sasrir to the death offered better odds of survival than being deceived by Amon.
Edward picked Lilith up and tucked her against his chest. The little one mumbled something without opening her eyes, shifted into a comfortable position, and continued sleeping soundly.
After packing up the Tent, the two set off again.
As they wandered through this pitch-black world, only the occasional flashes of lightning across the sky allowed them to barely glimpse