Chapter 87 - Eighty-Three

Somehow, after all the suspense, I thought it would be something worse than that; not that it was a good thing, I was just thinking that such "notorious" church would require a "selling our soul" type of contract to enter.

Ok, I'm exaggerating a little, but still…

"Well, that means we can't go inside, so how about you go in and search for us?" I say to Isa as he nods negatively.

"No can do, just because I have the pass of a nun doesn't mean I can enter wherever I want, and is actually even worse since they will have me working for them while I'm there.  Plus…" At that Isaac exchange glances with the Templar, and somehow gets some type of answer out of that walking armor to continue.

"And is far too dangerous if I get caught." I frown at that.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that they do not know that I'm a man, and that we are not allowed as nuns, nor inside the church." Well, it seemed rather odd… but I feel like there is more into it.

"And what happens if they figure it out? If they discover you?"

"Well, let's just say that there are no men known in history to have the power of healing light."

"Which means?"

"Think a little hound, why do you think is that?"

"Because only woman have it?" As soon as the words get out of my mouth I frown once more; how could that be, if Isaac was standing right in front of me, a living proof of the right opposite?

He nods after seeing me think about it. "That's right, is rare, but it happens, but the church doesn't like it very much; after all, is an "element bestowed by the goodness to her fellow sisters", a gift from the  heavens, a proof of the value of women, a way to show and hold the power of cure by the churches hands. If a man appears to defy it, they vanish with him."

"Wait, so if they realize that you are a man, they will kill you?! That's absurd!"

"Now you understand why is so important for you, for all of you, to keep your mouth shut?"

Well, it is not like I was going to tell anybody, but now that I knew the weight of this information I kind of felt sorry for Isa, just a very tiny bit; almost none existing, really.

"Ok, so what's your plan?" I ask, even if against my will, knowing it was best to hear him first even if I didn't like him; being professional here.

"Well, for starts someone has to stay to take care of the wounded, and as Ragnur will go out and Seiroe already did, so Nacon is the best choice to stay behind."

"Nacon who?" Isaac looks at me if I was too dumb to understand proper language, raising an annoying eyebrow as he says:

"My Templar?" Wait, was this the first time I heard his name after all this time? After staying together for days? How did I not notice it before?

Maybe because I thought that he was part of the furniture sometimes…Like an armor in display or something…

"That leave us with you and Leonel. He obviously cannot go, so the only one allowed to go with me is you."

"I don't follow, I mean, I am a man too you know." Better have it clear out, who knows what passes in Isa's mind.

"You don't say?" He mocks me, the prick. "You will go as a hound, a dog and bodyguard of mine, many nuns have it as pets too, so it won't be suspicious."

…

A pet?

A freaking pet?

Even worst, Isaac's pet?!

Oh hell n-

"Otherwise you won't be able to enter and save Aeglos mind. I wonder what your brother would think of you if you don't go…"

…

Prick.

"Ok, ok, I'll go, I'll go, but don't you dare try to put a collar in me."

I barely hear Leo say behind me, with his breathing tickling the back of my neck: "I think it would look good on you. Especially right now."

I'm not blushing, is just too hot in here.

"Shut up." I say back, elbowing behind me and earning a playful grunt when I hit him.

"Without a collar it will be impossible." Issac continues.

"Well, then we have a problem in our hands." I say, crossing my arms, not liking this one bit.

"I have an idea." Says Leonel. "One that we used before and worked out."

…

I don't like where this is going.

"Thilgon even had training for it."

"Which is?" Asks Isa as I get paler by the second.

"He could get in dressed as a woman, he did it before at the salon."

"Not again…" I whine, my tail flopping up and down, unsatisfied. Leonel, sitting behind me, starts to play with a strand of my long black raven hair, saying so only I could hear:

"Is that or not save Aeglos, and I know you are not the type to leave Aeglos in that state for, what, pride? Plus… you would do that for me if I was the one laying on that bed?"

I look behind him, the subject turning too serious all of the sudden, my tail calming down with his gestures as I say: "You don't even need to ask that."

He smiles, bringing my hair towards his face and giving it a slight kiss, murmuring a "I know" with a husky voice.

Stop moving freaking tail, you are giving us out like that.

"Well, let's just think about the details later on ok?" I say to Isa, who was once more drinking his tea, not bothered by my little outburst, as if too annoyed to even acknowledge it.

"So, that way." Continues Isaac, ignoring us as if nothing happened. "Both can stay and wait for Seiroe to come back as well as take care of Aeglos and-"

"I disagree." I say, interrupting him, which did not please Isa. Even better for me. "We don't need so many people idle in here."

"What is your propose then?" I intertwine my fingers in front of me, resting my hands over my knee as I say:

"I think we need to consider the possibility that we won't be able to cure Aeglos." At that Isa and Leo talk at the same time, something about being pessimist or not giving up, I just raise my hand as I continue: "I'm not saying we will stop looking and will leave him like that, I'm saying that we cannot afford to carry him around us in that state, is dangerous for him and will only drag us down."

"Then what do you have in mind?" I'm surprise that we have being able to hold an amiable conversation until this point.

I look back, finding a pair of golden melted eyes, as I complete my line of thought:

"I think we should take him to the elves."