Habang papunta ang grupo ni Ivar sa Jordanes ay tahimik silang lahat. Naalala ni Ivar na nakalimutan niyang sabihin sa Hari na ang mga hita niya ay magaling na at nagpapanggap na lamang siyang hindi makalakad.

"My Prince, are you okay?" Elon asked.

They have been traveling for 3 days now, they often stop at night to rest and sometimes to eat lunch together with the other Priests.

"I'm fine." Ivar answered,

"We are entering the Jordanes, My Prince." Sa sinabi ni Esmeray ay hinawi ni Ivar ang kurtina at tinignan ang labas.

Ivar was not pleased, he saw a lot of people walking down the street with their filthy clothes. There were lots of drunkards and the environment was very dirty, the air was also giving a gross smell.

Napansin din ni Ivar na karamihan sa mga tao na nasa labas ay nanghihina at nangingitim ang kanilang balat sa paa at mga kamay. Marami sa kanila ang sa tingin ni Ivar ay hindi na magtatagal.

Ivar immediately covered his nose, he couldn't stand the bad smell and the environment inside the Jordanes.

"Is this why the children are getting sick? They are lacking in hygiene." Kunot noong sabi ni Elon.

Ibinaba ni Ivar ang kurtina dahil hindi na niya kaya ang baho ng hangin.

"This is worse than I expected. I thought only the orphanage was in a bad state. Viscount Jordanes, what was he thinking?" Ivar wants to ask Viscount Jordanes about the East and how come he didn't report this situation to His Majesty, the King.

After a while, the carriage stopped in front of the shabby and small temple.

Tinulungan ni Elon si Ivar na makalipat sa dalang wheelchair at itinulak iyon papunta sa harapan ng temple, kasunod na lumabas ay si Esmeray at ganoon na din ang tatlo nilang Priest na kasama na nakasakay sa kabilang karwahe.

"Bless my soul, the Jordanes is like a home for beggars." Sabi ng kasama nilang Priest habang ang kamay ay nasa bibig.

"Your Highness! Prince Ivar, welcome to the temple of the God of Stars!"

An old priest suddenly came, he is slightly fat and has a creepy smile. He's wearing a black priest robe that represents the God of Stars and even wearing an accessory with Star designs, it's an eight pointed stars.

"Good afternoon, I am Ivar Kia and I'm here with the Priests from the God of Light to help the kids that are suffering from illness." Ivar tried to smile politely and offered his hand.

The Priest quickly grab Ivar's hand and smiled widely. Naramdaman ni Ivar na kakaiba ang paghawak ng Pari sa kanyang kamay at para itong nanghihimas. Ivar ignored that.

"I am Priest Sabino, Your Highness. Thank you for coming all the way here. Let us come inside." Naunang naglakad si Priest Sabino papasok sa temple at sumunod naman agad sila Ivar.

While Ivar was busy checking the environment, he noticed that there are children outside the temple. They are hiding near the trees and they look scared for some reason. Tumingala naman agad si Ivar bago sila pumasok at nahagip ng mga mata niya ang mga bata sa taas na nakadungaw sa mga bintana.

'Marami pala ang mga bata dito, hindi ba masyado namang masikip ang templo na ito para dami ng mga batang iyon?'

Pag pasok nila sa loob ay napatigil silang lahat at napatakip ng kanilang ilong. Lahat sila ay nakakunot noo dahil sa kanilang naamoy.

It smells like blood, a dried fish and a dead rat. Ivar was about to throw up when Priest Sabino put a smile on his face while looking at him.

"I'm sorry Your Highness, I am very busy taking care of the children that I have not enough time to clean up the temple."

Ivar waved his hand. Ivar gulped his saliva and opened his mouth.

"It's fine, we have enough people to clean the temple. Let us rest for now."

Priest Sabino guided them to the visitor's quarters. Ivar noticed that all of the servants inside the temple are men and they are quite young. Some of them even looked arrogant in Ivar's eyes and full of pride. Ivar didn't like the look on their faces.

Napansin din ni Ivar na nawala na ang mga batang nakadungaw kanina. Nalaman niya kasing hallway pala ang kinatatayuan ng mga bata kanina at mga bintana ito na malalaki, dito nakadungaw kanina ang mga bata na nakita niya.

"This is your room, Your Highness. Your maid can use the room next to yours."

Esmeray opened the room that was assigned for Ivar.

It was actually clean inside, the bad smell was not strong and it looked fine for a Prince to use the room.

"My maid will share a room with me. As you can see, I can't walk and I need her all the time to take care of me."

The Priest made eye contact with Esmeray, Esmeray smiled and bowed a bit.

"Well, if that's what you want Your Highness." Tinignan ni Priest Sabino ang malaking wall clock na nakasabit sa ibabaw ng pinto ng kwarto ni Ivar.

"Your Highness, I need to visit the children for now. It's time for their treatment." Priest Sabino bowed to Ivar, and Ivar just waved his hand to give him his permission to leave.

When Priest Sabino left, they entered the room and Elon locked the door immediately.

"I've got a bad feeling about the Jordanes."

Starting from the street, the people outside and the people who are working inside and even the situation inside the temple is suspicious.

"Esmeray."

"Yes, My Prince."

"Find a mage and use their communication device to send a message to the Palace. Ask His Majesty for permission to search around the Jordanes and the temple." Ivar commanded.

Esmeray bowed.

"Understood My Prince, but I need to change my clothes first. I can't work with my dress."

Ivar closed his eyes and Elon did the same thing.

Esmeray was taken aback because she did not expect them to just close their eyes. It's not that she wants privacy, she is willing to strip in front of his Prince but she's surprised that Prince Ivar is now closing his eyes. In the past, Ivar is like a stone, he doesn't have emotions and is always thinking about his brother, the Crown Prince.

"My Prince, I'm done changing." Minulat ni Ivar ang kanyang mga mata at nakita niyang nakasuot na ng itim na damit si Esmeray at fit na fit ito sa katawan niya. It is an assassin's outfit.

"Be careful outside, come back later before the clock turns to twelve." Bilin ni Ivar.

Binuksan ni Esmeray ang nag iisang bintana sa kwarto at nakaharap iyon sa kagubatan, tinignan niya muli si Ivar at yumuko bago ito tumalon sa bintana at naglaho nalang sa loob ng gubat.

"Now let's volunteer for a bit, Elon. We will start checking the children right away and give them treatment."