Whispering Poems.

Chapter 86 Wake Up
When Shad woke up from his long sleep, he found an unfamiliar ceiling in front of him.The ceiling is not white, where bright and solemn religious frescoes are painted.

He was in a daze at the picture of the saint sitting on the riverside preaching to the believers, but before he could utter a sigh like "unfamiliar ceiling", a voice came from the side:
"you're awake?"

"Priest Augustus?"

Turning to look, the priest is sitting on the iron chair in front of the bed holding a newspaper, wearing the white robe of the teaching staff.Not far behind him was a wall, with brass-colored gas pipes and enveloped steam pipes clinging to them, connected to the warm glow of gas lamps on the walls.

The style of the gas lamp is very religious. The naked man holds his arms high, and the light radiates from his arms.

With this light, Shard saw that the newspaper in the priest's hands was the Tobesque Evening News.

In the two pages of the opened newspaper facing Shade, the left one reports Princess Rezia’s visit to Kaserik, the upper one on the right reports the frequent child abduction incidents in the city, and the lower one reports An earthquake in the south of Tobesk City was struck. Judging from reports, the damage caused by the earthquake was not great.

"Has there been an earthquake in Tobesque recently?"

Shade, who had just woken up, thought, and saw that the current date is Monday, and this newspaper will only be published at night
"Finally awake? You've slept almost all day, and it's eight o'clock on Monday night. How are you feeling now?"

The old priest jokingly criticized.

"Monday night? Oops! Mia!"

Xia De was stunned for a moment, and almost jumped up from the bed in the next second.He didn't expect that he would not be able to go home on Sunday night, and now the poor orange cat at home has been starved for a day, I am afraid it will die.

"Where am I now? Church? Priest, I'm going home! Mia"

"Don't worry, you're at Dawn Church, it's safe. Look, your cat is here too."

The priest said, motioning for Shad to look at the pillow.

Sure enough, the little orange cat was lying there, and seemed to want to lose his temper after being awakened by the conversation between the detective and the priest.But seeing that Xia De was awake, he was very happy to rub the back of his hand with his soft face.

A cat's body temperature is slightly higher than a human body temperature, and Xia De felt the warmth and softness of Mia who had just woken up.

"Your cat is really obedient, at least when you're around. Is it Detective Sparrow Hamilton's pet? I thought detectives would be more inclined to keep smelling dogs as pets."

The priest asked curiously as he folded the newspaper and put it on the bedside table.

"No, it's the client's pet. It turns out that I just slept for a day, and I'm still."

He also thought that using the power of "divine overflow", he would be in a coma for at least two or three days.If it's only for one day, then the price is acceptable.

"Speaking of which, what's the price I paid for using the last page of that script?"

[Divinity even healed the damage you suffered in the face of the evil god, not to mention the price of using relics?Judging from the situation at the time, the price seemed to be the gradual loss of hair. 】

She was still whispering in his ear, which reassured Shade a lot.

While stroking the cat and letting out a sigh of relief, in a little daze, the memory before the coma came back to my mind.Scenes and scenes in Lake View Manor seemed to flash before my eyes——

Rhodes card, grape trellis, revolver, evil god, the path to the sublimation of the twelve divinities, "The Whispering Poems" said by Miss Annat, and the self before the silver moon:

"Is it all over?"

He sat up feeling refreshed and full of energy.

"If you're referring to what happened last night, it's over, at least it's over for us."

The old priest said that it seemed that he had already thought about these words, and he was waiting for Xia De to ask:

"We were almost discovered by the Orthodox Church, but with the help of your friends, everyone escaped smoothly, and no one knew what we did. I took you back to the church and said you were my friend, I'll take care of you. Luyisa is taken care of by Anat, but the doctor's condition is not good. He forcibly used the power of Ascension Words. Although he woke up in the afternoon, I'm afraid he won't be able to get out of bed for a few weeks. God bless him. Speaking of which, why did you sleep so long? But just wake up and you look in good spirits."

The priest said, holding up the teacup and handing it to Shade.He had been in a coma all day, and although he looked better than anyone else, he should be hydrated.

Xia De thanked the priest, holding the teacup in one hand, and continued to stroke the orange cat, which was particularly energetic after being woken up.Looking at the attitude of the priest Augustus, we know that the doctor's problem should be solved:
"Priest, how are you doing?"

"Very good, I am probably the least injured besides Anat."

The old man said with a smile, Xia De was completely relieved, and asked again:
"My friend helped us? Isn't my friend you? Is it Baron Lavender, but he still has such a face?"

"It's the 'that lady' you're talking about who proves we've been with her all the time, not in a sensitive place. The Orthodox Church people don't even see us."

The priest said, stood up and checked the door again. After confirming that it was closed, he turned on the steam lamp in the shape of a man with open arms.

"It turned out to be her."

While listening, Shade held the cat on his lap with one hand and scratched its chin with his fingers. The cat squinted and raised its neck.

"However, before we left, the lady left you a letter for you to read when you wake up."

The priest took out the envelope from the close-fitting pocket of his robe. Shade took it and pulled out the letter paper. What he saw was a short message written in cursive letters.This cursive writing, common among nobles, is a variant of Common Delarion.

"Oh? She told me to write to the Lucky Southern Cross Club when I woke up. She wants to see me, does she need me to do something?"

Shade raised his eyebrows at the letter.

"Isn't this very good? If it is to help you plainly, then it is worth being vigilant. It seems that this lady should not be a bad person."

said the priest, and then added:
"I have also been in this city for many years. According to my opinion, 'that lady' is probably related to the royal family. To be able to have such power and to cover us in the situation last night shows that they are not ordinary nobles. Although I couldn't see her face either, but there are probably no more than five women in the whole Tobesque, no, the whole kingdom of Delarion who can do this. I've never heard of it before, there are some in the contemporary royal family. High-level ring warlock, it seems that our intelligence is not enough."

"Do you know who she is?"

Shade folded the letter and put it on the bedside table to prevent Mia from biting it.

"Although I don't know, there are actually only those possibilities. I won't guess. If she is willing to trust you, she will let you know sooner or later. Remember to send a letter early, although you should be wary of strangers, But don’t be too suspicious of helpers with good intentions.”

The priest taught his life experience, and Xia De nodded, he understood all these truths.

Probably feeling that the room was a little dull, and after talking about these sensitive topics, the priest got up and went to the window, pulling the heavy curtains open.Pushing open the window, the cool night wind blew in immediately, and the priest and Shade let out a long breath at the same time.

Tobesque's summer nights are slightly cool, entering July, the midsummer is coming.

(End of this chapter)