Chapter 84 (1/2)

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It did not take hi to learn about so

Over thirty noble households marched towards St Peter’s Cathedral today to seek explanation for the way the Holy Knights treated their children in the ball Dean’s prediction was right; the nobles would stage a protest

It was unfortunate for the nobles that the church’s response ift Before they could even gather, they were chased away by ive up without a fight though After they were chased away, they went and sat in silent protest at the entrance of the castle after some discussions They were still there, unmoved even after Benjamin finished his lunch in the Lithur Manor

If there was more people present, Benjamin heavily suspected that they would start a demonstration

All this was a nuisance to Benjamin The royal family and the church must already predicted this situation when they decided to execute their plan These nobles ere running about in the kingdo like clowns in the church; they should instead utilize whatever available resources and influence they have to do so that would actually threaten the church

After all, only less than forty nobles households were present It was barely a force to be reckoned by the church; there were more than a few hundred noble households and dom

These major noble households did not even squeak

After Benjaht: the church’s collusion with the royal family was a very deliberately planned one

Initially, there were a few hundred people in the ball, but the crowd reduced gradually throughout the night Some were like Elizabeth and dick who left early, and some were like Benjamin who left and were not stopped At last, only approxiated to ‘wear’ the cross

The actual nuhtlyto the same households that were forced to ‘wear’ the cross

That God’s will to ‘cleanse all es in the land’ was also used by the church as a weapon to suppress unrest; those ere displeased with thewith the es

That was the reason why the voices of protest was so weak

As a final blow, the church sent the Holy Knights this afternoon to prosecute an entire household of nobles The household was allegedly supporting theevidences, the noble family was executed No one survived After that, the croho sat and protested outside the castle doors dispersed in a blink of an eye; it was as if they were antelopes chased by leopards

That hen the nobles realised hoerless they were against the church

The resistance faded away like the tide Maybe they were plotting so outside of their children’s surveillance, but for now, the nobles seemed to finally accept and obey the church

Those that were not involved kept their silence; perhaps they were still grateful that their children escaped this tragedy It was as if everyone forgot about the agree to accept the church’s unlawful behavior

The nobles finally understood hoide the gap of power between the church and the nobles had becoo, the nobles possessed army forces; hundreds of years later, the nobles only possessed gold, gold that could be taken away at the church’s whie the situation, their gold would soon be no more

For the Lithurs, their status was a result for their obedience to church; Claude ignored the current happenings in the kingdo to the lands he owned, as if the focus of his life was to give doainst this approach It was idom collapsed due to its internal conflicts! Benjamin’s opinions did not seeh

Since he could not doabout this

He did not forget to ask about the Woods According to thehter in their household, retired early on the night of the ball as she was ill However, she caught on a sudden disease after her return, and unfortunately perished the nextHer body was cremated before the priest of the church arrived at the scene in an effort to stop the disease fro By the time the priest was there, she was no more

Benjairl as lively enough to pull Benjaht?

That must be a lie

As he recalled Elizabeth’s words, ”I’ht,”, he combined this piece of information with the fact that her ‘body’ was noon