CH 44

Chapter - 44 || I Wonder What The Former Saint Thinks About Us

"I agree with you."

He was about to say something, but then moved his gaze to reconsider.

"Can you see from here where the landslide occurred?"

Wadnui-sama quickly pointed to the lower left corner.

"There it is."

I looked, and sure enough, the ridge of a part of the Sacred Summit had changed into an irregular shape.

The gently sloping mountaintop was partially missing.

There was a tear in the blanket of snow.

Wadnui-sama said in a pained tone,

"This had never happened before."

Rudolf-sama nodded.

"It wasn't even raining at the time?"

"Yes. There was no way it could have collapsed. There was obviously something wrong.

And yet, Lady Natalia and the others have not come to check on it. It's no wonder the people are angry."

"It's laziness."

I said firmly.

What kind of a Saint would I be if I didn't come at a time like this?

I hope she would do your duty properly since she calls herself that.

In spite of my indignation, Rudolf-sama asked a new question,

"Where is the former saint's gravestone?"

"It's over there."

Wadnui-sama showed us a nondescript ridge.

"They made it so that we would not know where she was buried."

I guess that's another reason why it was a holy place.

"Have you ever met the previous Saint, Wadnui-sama?

"Of course I have."

"She... seems to have died at a very young age, but I wonder if being a Saint means that you would have a lot of heartache. I apologize for all the questions."

Wadnui-sama smiled,

"The Crown Prince appears to really care about Lady Elvira."

I didn't know what to do say to that.

Rudolf-sama continued firmly,

"Yes. That's why I'm worried that one day she might suddenly disappear right in front of my eyes."

Rudolf-sama looked at me and said,

"That is why I want to know every little thing about Elvira, especially about the Saints. I don't want to regret it later."

Wadnui-sama said quietly,

"I understand how you feel, but even with the best of intentions, there are always flaws."

"You're right..."

Wadnui-sama smiled. Perhaps taking a liking to Rudolf-sama's honesty.

"If it's within my knowledge, I can answer your questions."

"Thank you!"

Wadnui-sama looked up at the sky and said,

"The previous Saint, Lydia, was weak, and after she fell ill, she was buried here at her own request."

However," said Wadnui-sama, closing his eyes.

"We did not do it. After all was said and done, we were informed by the High Priestess after she was buried."

"Was Lydia also married to the former King?"

I shook my head in response to Rudolf-sama's question.

"I knew she was weak, but she was always alone as well."

"I see."

"Do you have any more questions?"

"It was at the time of Elvira's Saint certification—"

Rudolf-sama glanced at me, and I gave a small nod.

"Don't worry about me, please ask."

"King Alexander was sneering about Elvira because she was closest to the Saint, or because she wasn't a saint, he broke their engagement.

Oh, excuse me, so every Saint I thought would definitely marry the royal family. "

While apologizing for his rude language, but Rudolf-sama is still not convinced.

That's right.

That's what he said, wasn't it?

I couldn't help but interrupt him.

"Alexander-sama and I were engaged in order to strengthen the relationship between the royal family and the Dukes, and being a Saint was not considered very important."

Especially since there had been a tendency to disrespect the Saints since the current High Priestess was appointed, it was too much.

"Then why did he do that?"

Wadnui-sama added,

"If I had to guess, I'd say it was because he couldn't break his engagement to the impeccable Lady Elvira and marry the Baroness without such a plot."

Rudolf-sama muttered, "I see."

"To seriously make a Baroness into a queen, he might have had to make a plan as ridiculous as that to succeed. Truly, it was a plan that no one could have predicted."

Rudolf-sama sighed,

"It has been fortunate for me, but a disaster for the country, hasn't it?"

"Yes."

Wadnui-sama looked firmly at Rudolf-sama,

"...Please."

"Of course."

Rudolf-sama complied.

Then,

"The Saint's tomb is over there, isn't it?"

Rudolf-sama turned to the direction we just left.

"Can we have a moment of silence out of respect?"

"By all means."

Rudolf-sama said a silent prayer, and I and the knights followed suit.

I wondered what the former Saint thought of us now.

I just suddenly wondered about that.