Aldrian was taken aback. From the looks of it, the position of the Saintess did not necessarily guarantee the church members' loyalty to her words. However, he was not too surprised—after all, in any large organization, there were always factions with their own interests. If the Saintess's words conflicted with those interests, they would hesitate to follow her or even refuse outright.
"You're close to His Holiness, huh? Then just how close are you, for Cardinal Carsius Vilanix's faction to doubt the sincerity of your words on this matter? I would think you must be quite close for them to even question the genuineness of your technique." Aldrian asked.
Angelica paused for a moment, the silence lingering for another minute before her blind eyes seemed to drift into reminiscence.
"He was the one who found me when I was nothing and all alone," she said softly.
