Chapter 66 (1/2)
Chapter 66
Duke’s Daughter 66: Witnesses
“Will the titnesses please introduce themselves?” (Iris)
I stepped back and let the two people alked in introduce themselves
“… hello My name is Danban I was the administrator at the chapel in this city”(Danban)
While there are many small chapels for citizens to pray at, there is only one official chapel in the capital city The one Danban was referring to is that singular official chapel, otherwise known as the Church Headquarters which lies in the northern part of the city If someone mentioned that they went to the capital city’s chapel, this would be the first one that comes to mind
“I was the pope’s hands and feet and worked as such for 20 years… Oh, yes The sale of the chapel in Armelia was in my name I was ordered to do this by the pope and then, for soe reason, after 20 years of service, I was expelled from the chapel” (Danban)
“hello, your Majesty I am Lenin I worked in the same chapel with Danban My role was to inform the Armelia territory of the sale of their chapel I swear I did only what the Church asked of o I only did as they instructed, but, soed with the crime of falsehood I still have a copy of the instructions and letter I sent to the Armelia fief If there are doubts about my identity, you can ask others here to vouch for me, as I am very familiar with many of these faces” (Lenin)
After the testirew noisy I felt thathade the upper hand
“I am sure many of the priests present in this room can vouch for their identities; some, I am sure, are even friends with the the priests a question, I reaffirmed the facts
Many priests had eyes ith surprise at the sight of the titnesses, and iaze
“I have presented evidence and witness testimonies With this, I have fully presented my case, your Majesty What is the verdict?” (Iris)
Lady Ellia bit her lips athard to find some way to refute my claims, but, unless she can provide the saht say froument
The pope’s, Wil he could say either
“Well, I think thisWe have all reached a unanier)
The Queen Dowager spoke for the first tiainst or refute the claier Her question was less a directed question andwould come to a close
“Iris Lana Ardom hereby declares you absolved of all crime in this matter and you are indeed a noble worthy of the na faer)
This proclas
“Thank you Thank you very er However, I have one request: Would it be alright to proceed with this inquiryto be addressed?” (Queen Dowager)
“Yes It is about ill take responsibility for conducting such a despicable act” (Iris)
Lady Ellia knitted her eyebrows together in a frown
“The decision has already been made There is no need to continue to pursue this er?” (Ellia)
“There is reason to pursue the matter further: we must find the true culprit who caused such an uproar and unrest for the citizens of this kingdom” (Iris)
As I finished my sentence, I raised my head to look directly at the pope
“Members of the house of Arenerations We have been loyal and influential in our positions I am proud of our house and its role For someone to sow suspicion and distrust in our house… We ” (Iris)
Several people glanced away This hat Iwould co
“Your Majesty To leave such an incident unresolved in this ill encourage and open thefor other countries to belittle us and citizens who have been negatively affected by this heinous act will not have the justice they deserve; it will sully the face of the nobility It is our duty to find the culprit and bring theht, Pope Wilmotz? I did not say it aloud, but it was implied when I stared directly at him
“It is as you say What is your opinion on this er prompted Lady Ellia for her opinion but her h What do the priests of the Church think of this er)