Chapter 157 (2/2)

“Well, it is also the home of us witches”

“Were you able to reach an agreement with the Lord?” Ashes frowned Even if the local forces were vigorous and coordinated, it was still difficult to face the Church with their God’s Stone of Retaliation So, the only possibility for cooperation between a local lord and the witches hen the witches had their oay out, assuring the to deal with such a vulnerable group of witches, most lords were reluctant to sit down and talk fairly about the conditions of the contract It was more often that they endlessly squeezed thereement with local Lords was usually blocked

“I suppose you could call it that,” Nightingale said in a voice without any trace of depression Rather, it was full of warhness”

Ashes wasn’t able to feel happiness for the at all As soon as the Lord beca them or wanted to terminate their relationshi+p of equality, he only had to knead the contract into a ball and throw it into the fireplace There would be no one ould fight for the injustice the witches would have to face Their status was like a s overturned

Fortunately, now I’o to the other side of the sea There, us witches have built our own homes and live far away from the Church and any other secular threats

Sure enough, when they stepped through the castle’s gates, the guards just nodded and said hello when they saw the appearance of the witches

Co’s palace, the Lord’s castle in Border Toas undoubtedly much s on the walls of the corridor that their swaying lights weren’t able to cover the entire stone floor Walking along the dark corridors, Ashes got a depressing feeling However, this feeling only lasted until they reached the entrance to the living roohtly lit up by fires

Entering the hall, Ashes could see so for her, and the an to applaud and welcoive a brief introduction, took two steps forward, but suddenly one of the witches who had previously waited in the room rushed over

“Wendy!” somebody cried

Everything that happened was registered by Ashes, but she still decided not to take any counter- of joy and surprise fro witch, there was no trace of hostility at all So after a few seconds, she was embraced by a warm body

“You survived,” said an unknown voice, excitedly “Thank you for saving me”

Ashes became confused, “you are…”

“My na her hands She took a deep look into Ashes’ eyes “The little girl in the choir, do you remember me?”

…

On the second floor in one of the bedrooms, only two people were left, Ashes and Wendy

Ashes had never expected to meet a partner from the monastery here

So, calling her partner was a very far stretch With the exception of that night, Ashes had never had any interaction with Wendy In fact, she hadn’t even paid any attention to the other girls enclosed with her in that underground room She had not even realized that there were others who had to go through the sa theht that one of them would also become a witch

“I was able to flee froion,” Wendy began to talk, after a long tiot the news that the monastery was set on fire later that day, and that all the children wereDid you do that?”

“The fire?” Ashes shook her head, “It was the Church’s doing They did it to cover up the whole scandal I killed soes who tried to stop me until… members of the Church’s God Punishment Army arrived That scar over my eye was left by one of them If hadn’t chosen to escape by myself and had instead waited until the follow-up – if I had to face more members of the God’s Punishment Army, I am afraid I would have died that day”

“God’s Punish round eyes at Ashes, “Who are they?”

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