Once our talk was pretty much over, he told me to get dressed and went out of the room to give me some space. Everything went down way too fast for me that only once I was alone in my room, I had the time to think about everything. There were soo many questions left open that I couldn't believe what just happened. I was talking with someone as if he knew exactly what was going on and what was about to happen. For the very first time it felt as if I could talk my soul off to someone. This was something I had experienced since I actually came here.

What just happened....

There were soo many thoughts in my head but there was just one that's keeping me from actually getting dressed and I was kinda stuck in a daze for a bit. Micheal was someone who didn't know much but there was an oracle who already foretold the downfall of this empire whenever the dragons ceased to exist. Now my problem and the thoughts that I had with it were why they were actually never doing something against it. The church was on their own and yet they were listening to the crown. All this time I thought it was the other way around but something was definitely not right here. Even Micheal said something about enemies that they had.

More than anything, I was just glad. I felt relieved that I could talk with someone and he seemed like a person who would help me out. The only thing that was bugging me was that he for sure had to have a reason for doing so. I didn't believe him when he said that he actually was only helping me because he would die as well.

What the hell am I doing...

I trust a guy I just met yesterday...

I did remember that Micheal was the future pope and leader as well as one of the best people with holy power. He could not only heal people but also remove curses and so on. It was just an amazing ability that came with being the leader of the church. He had everything he needed to have for running a church which could help people and encourage them.

Then again, he was never actually supposed to die right there. He was supposed to face hardship but that was a bit ridiculous. Yesterday I did actually find him on the brink of death no matter what anyone says. Yes, he might have actually gotten help eventually but that was not the point his own knights were not there for him and he was all alone. Who knows what he was actually doing. For me it looked as if someone was after his life and he even hinted about this with the word enemies.

Oh well, there was definitely no way back at all.

After some time, I finally got dressed slowly but still managed to fix my little dress and then my hair as well. After I got out, I was met with Micheal who was smiling at me. It was funny to see his face morph into a smile from actually looking stoic and almost like a puppet.

"Ready?"

"Yes but where are we going?"

"We are going to get you dressed properly first."

I didn't know what that meant until we actually got to the church. Meanwhile we started talking about events that happened. Of course I kinda spilled that the crown prince kinda died because he actually attacked the magic tower and told him that they wanted to actually make the Underwoods be the one who were attacking the crown and that it was me who is trying to fix the rumors. All the while he listened to me without any complaint nor any reaction or any comment at all. It was only after I was finished that he started telling me something on his own.

"Wow.... I knew that the crown was horrendous but not to this point....!"

"Yeah.... Well I thought the church was in with them."

"No... well kinda... I won't lie to you but the crown donates a lot of money to the church and there was a time that the church was against the crown...."

This was how story time started. The church was once an organization much like the magic tower. They were independent and all believed in one thing. They wanted the people of this land to be united and appreciate what they got. It was their task to pay back nature and the dragons what they got. This was how the church came into existence. They knew back then that the only thing that's keeping them alive was the duke. He was the shield and the sword of this empire. It was them who were fighting off the demons and the creatures that were at the border and they were protecting the people. It was only normal to know that when the duke ceased to exist, the land would be overrun by demons and there wouldn't be any force that could stop them.

The very first holy knights were established to protect the duke and the family from the shadows. However at some point when they had a saint who dreamed about a prophetic dream, a prophecy and an oracle, things started changing. The oracle was presented in front of the crown and that was when things started to change. The king himself was a fool and a terror on its own. The only thing keeping him from breaking and going berserk was the queen back then. She paid off the church to not reveal that oracle to anyone else.

In matters of good faith, the leader of the church believed that the crown would change and that the prince wouldn't take over that foolish belief that humans were standing above everything. Now that was the problem. The leaders of the church believed that because of their good faith in humanity.

One day, the queen ordered the imperial knights to kill everyone who believed that the duke was the only one who could bring peace to the land. That night, a fire spread, people got poisoned and a lot of blood was shed that was even dying a section of the church's floor permanently red. It was an unfortunate story and it was their reminder not to go against the crown.

"Well, nothing changed from back then and the current leaders were all chosen by the crown but I am different."

How can you just be soo sure you are not all talk?

I still can't trust him fully...

Maybe he is playing me?

"How so?"

"Because I have actual powers... over generations there was not a single high priest or pope who was born with that strong power... that makes me the next leader... in theory though."

"So you want my help?"

"That would definitely help but I won't ask you about it."

"Why not?"

"You have your own fair share to do. I can see how tired you are and I am more than happy to fix this and I might be really selfish to say this... but the crown has to go. I fear they doom us all. You see, I am a fair believer of the oracle. I know it is true... I've seen it..."

But he can't know about the future...

Let's see what he says if I reveal it...

There is no way he knows about it...

Why?

Or how is that possible?!

As far as I know Saint's don't have that ability....

Is there more that I don't know actually?

"What do you mean you've seen it?"

Up until now, he never seen soo broken at all. I could see how hard he was voicing himself as if he was scared about putting things into words so that they would come true. I knew how this felt since I read about everything and it is just so damn scary.

"I...I..."

"A disease will spread, the land will dry, water will vanish, all there will be is just dust and cracked earth-"

"STOP!"

Wow!

What a reaction!

He seems close to breaking down crying...

So I did hit the nail on the top...

I started to describe what I could still remember about the contents in the book and that was what I needed in some sense. It felt a lot better knowing there was someone knowing about this and I was not alone. I was not the only one to actually know about it. I didn't need to shoulder the weight on my own anymore. It felt just good talking and it was strange since we didn't basically know each other at all.

"How do you know about it..."

"I've dreamed about it... you?"

"I found the notebooks left by the last Saint and... the images are haunting me but she described the same thing you just did...."

Guess, I am not the only one... huh...

Well this feels a lot better...

"Whelp, I am scared about it and I want to change it."

"Guess we have the same goal."

"Guess so...."

We both talked soo much that when the carriage stopped, I was a bit surprised. Of course they waited for us to get out and it was Micheal who escorted me out to a small shop. It was definitely one I haven't seen yet and I was running around the whole small town yesterday treating patients.

"Where are we?"

"Not where but what are we going to do?"

Pretty confident, I will like it here.... But seriously where are we...

Can't really ask seeing him smile like this.

"Alright, then what are we going to do?"

"We are gonna dress you up to look like a saint."

With that we entered the room and that was when I noticed that this shop had only white robes that were for priests, high priests, holy knights, popes and so on. It was church exclusive robes with a hit of bridal clothes as well since they were white too.

"Welcome, how can I help?"

"We need her dressed up. She is the new saintess and we also need a veil over her face."

"Alright. Can you come with me Lady Saint?"

I couldn't help and just followed the woman to get into a dressing room and as soon as I got in she started taking my measurements at an insane speed before leaving me behind. Just a second later the shop owner came back in with a lot of dresses showing them to me but there was only one that I picked. It had long lang arms and was also really wide as well. I loved these arms soo much. The dress reminded me of a normal medieval dress without any kind of fancy jewelry or anything. There was no need for a corset, not anything. It was made to make my body look naturally good and I was still a child which made me feel like this was a bit too much but I got a short explanation for this. Apparently I was just allowed to wear one kind of dress for the rest of my life whenever I would get out. Of course inside the church, I was allowed to dress however I liked but the dress I was about to choose now was the one which would represent me. Of course I didn't want anything fancy but the laces were nice on this one and I had a nice veil which was easy to look through but would hide my golden eyes.

Once I was ready to get out, I immediately asked Micheal how I looked but he couldn't even reply at all. I even caught his cheeks turn red and blush.

"Do I look that good?"

"Yes."

"Thank you."

"Anything else you liked?"

"No. I like this one. It's not fancy but the laces are pretty and this veil... I love it."

To be honest, I kinda looked like a bride without a puffy dress at all. Besides the fact that I kinda also looked like a kid who was playing dress up with some clothes that were imitating some adult clothing. It was just comfortable and I was sure I could start running around if I needed. This was one of the most important things whenever I chose my clothes. You could never know when you had to run after all.

"Alright... this should do now. Send the bill to the church."

"Alright, Sir. I wish you two a nice day!"

"Thanks you too."

"Thank you... Now shall we Vivi?"

"MH!"

Now I was ready to get back to the church and start a brand new life. My mission was set and now I had even a partner to rely on. We instantly knew that we both knew what would happen and that we had to do anything possible to prevent it which made us partners in crime.