Observing the way the disguised Evelyn acts, Elise still has doubts but decides to shrug it off and enjoy the wine they were serving.
"I'll leave the two of you, your Holiness and Young Master Allan. If you need sothing then just please ring the bell and a servant will co imdiately. Then, if you'll excuse "
Clack! Thud!
Evelyn went out of the room and only Allan and Elise were left alone.
Elise glanced at Allan who was quieter than usual.
"Young Master Allan? Is sothing wrong?"
"There's none I just thought of sothing."
"Is it about the lady before?"
Elise tried to softly and slowly asked the question. She knew for the past four years that Allan and his family are quite sensitive whenever talks about their family co up. Especially, if it cos to the ladies in their house which have a tragic ending.
'There also seems to have rumors floating around that the Emsworth females have been cursed and will die a tragic death.' Elise thought.
Allan then looked at Elise who was casually sipping red wine with a partnered cheese that was laid on the table.
He began to talk and reply to her questions.
"What are you talking about, your holiness?"
"I told you, you don't need to call that when it's only the two of us."
Elise has been with Allan for four years and she knew that Allan has feelings for her because of her charming magic. And right now, her earring that she always wore and also has the use of hypnotizing people is with her again today.
She didn't think that she would use it today as her only purpose was to tour the Emsworth mansion and see the current condition of the Duke later in the evening.
'I need to know what he thought I'll use my charm and hypnotizing device.' Elise thought.
Letting out a small portion of her mana that she knew no one would notice, she activated her powers.
"What do you think about Miss Adelyn? I an she looks like Lady Evelyn if she was with us today." Elise gladly asked her question.
Allan smirked, which made Elise stop smiling and slowly put the wine glass down.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Well, it's because you have the sa idea as however, she's not my sister." Allan sternly replied.
His tone was firm that Elise thought that Allan was too sensitive whenever his sister was associated in the topic.
"I know that she's not your sister, but there must be a possibility that-"
Elise didn't have the ti to finish her question because Alan's piercing sunset eyes silently bore at her direction and felt that she shouldn't finish whatever she was supposed to ask.
Trying to persuade Allan that his sister isn't dead was sothing that Elise thought she wouldn't do however, she has a feeling that if there is soone who could recognize her it would be Lady Evelyn's family mbers.
"Elise My sister died four years ago. The fire that ti was sothing from the ancient texts and the investigator said that soone must have locked my sister inside." Allan looked at Elise before he picked up the wine glass and swirled the red wine inside.
The saint felt the shiver in her back as she thought of what she had done that day.
'Soone, there's soone inside here! Help!'
She rembered the voice of Evelyn that was pleading to sobody that would have passed by in the isolated storage house of the St.Prisch Academy.
'Her mom's soul is also at the Academy how tragic that Evelyn died there.' Elise thought.
"You're right Allan. Lady Evelyn must have been happy sowhere." She smiled and thought.
'She's lucky that her body got burned in the fire or the pope will have to gouge her heart from her body and seal her soul in the chamber as a replenishnt for the divine powers of the temple.' Elise thought and began to finish the wine in the wine glass.
***
"Please co back to our store if you have so ti. We will imdiately prepare the finest wine." Evelyn whose hair and eye color are chestnut smiled and leaned to a bow to show respect to Allan and Elise.
"The wine was so exquisite that I can't get enough of it." The Saint smiled but her smile didn't reach her eyes as she said those words and observed the lady.
"We will personally deliver the wine to the temple that your holiness have picked and we will deliver the goods that Young Master Allan have bought to the Duchy mansion." Gil said.
Evelyn and Gil were side by side as they led the special guest outside and to also show their respect.
Before the two went out, Elise turned around and hugged Adelyn as she whispers to her ears. Evelyn was surprised as well as the people around them.
"If you are her, don't let catch you."
Evelyn genuinely smiled and feigned ignorance about what she was talking about.
"Huh? What do you an, your holiness?"
"It's nothing" Elise also smiled and Allan saw this interaction and found it odd that Elise would do that to so stranger.
'Or did she do that because she said she was close to my sister?' Allan thought.
They both walk away and hoppen on the carriage that was waiting for them across the street while Evelyn, who is still acting as Adelyn, is looking at them with warm eyes.
At the end of the day Evelyn and the company decided to leave the work to the other staff, they imdiately rushed to their ho in Priscilla street.
As usual, Cabel was there in the dining as well as Gab.
"Why are you still here?" Gab asked.
"Then why are you also here?"
They started bickering again so Evelyn just ate her fill and asked the two.
"Can the both of you just get out of my house?"
"I can't do that!" Gab replied.
"I have a proposal, why not live in my house, Eve?"
Evelyn knit her brows as she heard Gab and Cabel talk at the sa ti.
"Both of you, shut up!"
***
In the middle of the night, Cassandra and Chrisfold are inside the room of Evelyn that is located on the second floor of the house.
The lovely sll of flowers that cos from the scented candles is also one of the products that the Drivas Company produce. It was a slight sll enough to feel refreshed because of the scent.
Cassandra's raven hair was still tied in a bun and is wearing her thin glasses and a simple dress while Chrisfold already is in his casual clothes and the unbuttoned shirt. His brown hair was back to green like the forest leaves with a ssy touch of the strands.
They sat comfortably across each other while they sipped tea or wine.
"So, let's discuss what we learned shall we?" Evelyn remarked as she put down the tea in the saucer plate.
Cassandra also puts down her chamomile tea and turns her head to the right where Evelyn is sitting.
"First, let's talk about the statues. The black magic there was sothing that is fueled every dawn by unknown force. If we got to know where the mana is coming from we can cut it and eventually the statues that was imbued by black magic will no longer operate,"
Evelyn nodded to what Cassandra was saying.
"... I also found out that the effects of what was inside the statues are only hypnotising but!"
Evelyn and Chrisfold's eyes turned serious as they heard a pause in Cassandra's explanation, they felt ominous.
"... the longer the people that are exposed to the statues, the shorter the negative effects of their mind being consud will take effect and they will beco crazy devoters that will listen to everything that the temple or the casters will say."
Cassandra ended her report about the statues and she saw that Evelyn was lost in thought.
"This is bad The scale of their greediness is too wide for to face this alone. And the people will suffer because of the black magic casted on the statues" Evelyn mumbled.
"Eve, why not let the idiot Prince know? You also got your cousin, that fur commander, and that clingy Duke." Chrisfold said.
Evelyn beca confused at the pet nas that were given to her childhood friends but eventually shrugged it off as she had more important things to talk about.
"I need to gather the other three spirits. Did you already contact them?" she asked Chrisfold as she turned her head on his way.
"Yes, I've already contacted them through the elentals and they will be here in a few days."
"That's great." Evelyn felt relief. Cassandra then chid in.
"About your curse, Eve. I think I found sothing related to it."
Evelyn and Chrisfold turn their heads in a speed of light as their focus will be on her next few words.
"The curse was in an ancient text and it seems to be related to reincarnation"
Evelyn's heart rapidly beat and her hands trembled at what she just heard. Chrisfold was biting his lips as he subconsciously looked at Evelyn.
"What do you an? What reincarnation?"
Evelyn tried to pretend not to know about it.
'If it's reincarnation, does it an that '
Her thoughts were cut off because Chrisfold slamd the table. He dangerously looked at Cassandra who was calmly looking at the both of them.
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