The Whispering Verses Chapter 86: Wake up

When Shade woke up from his long sleep, he found an unfamiliar ceiling in front of him. The ceiling is not white; it is painted with bright and serious religious murals.

He was in a daze at the image of the saint sitting by the river preaching to the believers, but before he could sigh like "strange ceiling", a voice came from the side:

"Are you awake?"

"Priest Augustus?"

Looking back, the priest was sitting on the iron frame chair in front of the bed holding a newspaper, wearing a white clerical robe. Not far behind him was the wall, with brass gas pipes and wrapped steam pipes clinging to it. The gas pipes were connected to the gas lamps that emitted a warm glow on the wall.

The style of gas lamps is very religious. The naked man raises his arms and the light radiates from his arms.

By the light, Shade saw that the newspaper in the priest's hand was the Tobesk City Evening News.

Of the two pages of the open newspaper facing Shade, the left page reports on Princess Lesia’s visit to Kasenlik, and the upper page on the right reports on the frequent child abduction incidents in the city. The next page reports on the earthquake in the southern part of Tobesk City. Judging from the report, the damage caused by the earthquake is not great.

"Has there been an earthquake in Tobesk recently?"

Shad, who had just woken up, thought, and then saw that the current date was Monday, and this newspaper would only be published in the evening...

"Finally woke up? You have slept almost all day, and it is already eight o'clock on Monday night. How do you feel now?"

The old priest criticized him jokingly.

"Monday night? Oops! Little Mia!"

Xia De was stunned, and the next second he almost jumped up from the bed. He didn't expect that he wouldn't be able to go home on Sunday night. Now the poor orange cat at home had been hungry all day and was probably going to die.

"Where am I now? Church? Priest, I want to go home! Little Mia..."

"Don't worry, you are in Dawn Church now, it is safe here. Look, your cat is here too."

The priest said, motioning Shade to look at the pillow.

Sure enough, the little orange cat was lying there, awakened by the conversation between the detective and the priest, and seemed to want to lose his temper. But seeing that Shade was awake, she was very happy to rub her soft face on the back of his hand.

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

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

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

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

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

"Speaking of which, what's the cost of using the last page of that script?"

[Divinity even heals the damage you suffered when facing the evil god, not to mention the cost of using the relic? 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, he breathed a sigh of relief. In a daze, the memories before coma came to mind again. Scenes in Lakeview Manor seem to flash before your eyes——

The Rhodes card, the grape rack, the revolver, the evil god, the path to the sublimation of the twelve gods, the "Mumbling Psalm" mentioned by Miss Anat, and...myself before the Silver Moon:

"Is everything over?"

He sat up and felt refreshed and full of energy.

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

The old priest said, it seemed that he had already thought about these words, and was waiting for Shade 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 are mine Friend, I will take care of you. Louisa is under the care of Anat, but the doctor's situation is not good. He forcibly used the power of the word of sublimation. Although he woke up in the afternoon, he may not be able to do it for a few weeks. Get out of bed, God bless him... Speaking of which, why did you sleep for so long? But when you wake up, you look in good spirits."

The priest said, picking up the teacup and handing it to Shade. He had been in a coma for a whole day. Although he seemed to look better than anyone else, he should add some fluids.

Shad thanked the priest, holding the teacup in one hand and continuing to stroke the orange cat, which was particularly energetic after being woken up. Looking at Priest August’s attitude, we know that the doctor’s problem should be solved:

"Priest, how are you doing?"

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

The old man said with a smile. Shade was completely relieved and asked again:

"My friends helped us? Aren't my friends all of you? Is it Baron Lavender, but he still has such a face?"

"That's the 'lady' you mentioned. She proved that we were with her all the time and not in a sensitive place. People from the Orthodox Church didn't even see us."

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

"It turns 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 its eyes and raised its neck.

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

The priest took out the envelope from the pocket of his robe. Shade took it and pulled out the letter paper. What he saw was a short message written in floral letters. This way of writing in cursive letters is common among nobles and is a variation of the common Delarian language.

"Oh? After she asked me to wake up, she wrote to the Lucky Southern Cross Club to tell me. She wanted to see me and there was something she needed me to do?"

Xia De looked at the letter and raised his eyebrows.

"Isn't this great? If it is to help you for free, then it is worth being vigilant. It seems that this lady is not a bad person."

The priest said, and then added:

"I have been in this city for many years. According to my opinion, 'that lady' is probably related to the royal family. Being able to have such power and protect us in last night's situation shows that it is not ordinary. Great noble. Although I couldn't see her face, I've probably never heard of more than five women in the entire Tobesk, no, the entire Kingdom of Delarion, who can do this before. There are high-level ring magicians in the royal family, and it seems that our information is still not enough."

"Do you know who she is?"

Xia De folded the letter and put it on the bedside table to prevent it from being bitten by little Mia.

"Although I don't know, there are only a few possibilities. I won't guess. If she is willing to trust you, she will let you know sooner or later. Remember to send the letter early, even if it is to a stranger. Stay vigilant, but don’t be too suspicious of well-intentioned helpers.”

The priest imparted his life experience, and Shade nodded. He understood these principles.

Perhaps he felt that the room was a little dull. After talking about these sensitive topics, the priest got up and came to the window and opened the heavy curtains. Opening the window, the cool night breeze blew in immediately, and the priest and Shade let out a long breath at the same time.

The summer nights in Tobesk are slightly cool, it’s July, and midsummer is coming.