Salute To The General

Nathan grasped the situation at once.

The dignified and tall foreign woman before him was Hepburn, the Holy Maiden.

He stood up and chuckled. "Is it a coincidence that you found me dining here, or is your church that powerful?"

As the Holy Maiden, countless people came forth to worship Hepburn wherever she went. Even the heads of state treated her with reverence and lived in fear of appearing inhospitable. It's good for her to visit Eurasia. I'll treat her like an ordinary tourist for a change.

The high and mighty Holy Maiden was furious that Nathan, the president of Eurasia, did her the discourtesy of refusing to see her.

However, Hepburn was no pushover.

Using the contacts of the Eurasian churches, she discovered Nathan's whereabouts after much difficulty and came to him instead.

She had vaguely sensed Nathan's dissatisfaction when he made the remark about the church's influence, so she quickly put her resentment aside.

"The foundation of our faith is in the West," she said with renewed humility. "There are only a small number of believers in Aploth. We are nothing before you, Mr. Cross."

Hepburn was aware that Nathan was the God of War with an instinct for decisive bloodlust.

tell that Nathan was mocking her about the church's influence to

feared Nathan's imperial rage would spill forth and cause all the bishops of the churches in Eurasia to be

did not dare gripe at Nathan any

insist on seeing me," Nathan surmised. "Please,

not even invite her to sit but asked her to

be blamed for being displeased that the Holy Maiden had inquired about his whereabouts and come looking

leader of a great country as Eurasia's president.

for being revered wherever she went. Her trip to Eurasia

not lie

have

that Vince, the notorious vampire duke, was killed in Eurasia. The Pope specifically

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time, Hepburn's eyes showed genuine respect. "I went to the West, and

learned that it was

produced a box and brought it to him. "This is a little gift from me to you, Mr. Cross. I hope you

stepped forward, took the box, and opened it on the spot for

silver carved bullets neatly stacked

meaning of giving bullets as a