The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 629

629.Chapter 629

"Serenity."

Before Eliza could get close, Nolan instinctively stepped toward her. His gaze landed on the towering figure beside her, and with a raised brow, he asked, "Is this one of your finds from Fort County?"

Eliza smiled and replied, "You could say that. He used to serve Korneel, a foreign king. His strength is terrifying, but his mind is quite childlike. Korneel controlled him with a parasite, but after I removed decided to keep him around."

"Rudie, greet His Highness."

Rudie tilted his head and, with a booming voice and a goofy grin, said, "Okay! Hi, Your Highness! Hi, Sister! Hi, Rudie!"

Completely oblivious to proper etiquette, Rudie could only repeat the word "great." Seeing this, Eliza thought to herself, 'I'll need to teach Rudie some manners later. Can't have him embarrassing himself in front of the king'

The moment Nolan heard Rudie speak, he instantly understood what Eliza meant by "childlike."

"You plan to keep him by your side?" Nolan asked.

felt a bit uneasy about bringing Rudie into

Nolan nodded without hesitation. "Of

Bortenland. It's only right for you to have more people protecting you. Honestly, you're too modest-just keeping Shadow Seven around. If it were anyone else, they

since Eliza became the Holy Lady, she'd been unwavering in her duties.

the city, she headed straight to disaster-stricken

this. For someone who grew up as a pampered young lady in the Duke's estate,

and the governor. They were nothing

to them, Eliza

the title

was her right to keep

taken care of it

knew exactly what was troubling

wasn't an issue. Even if the king learned about the creature's origins, it wouldn't matter. As long as everything was out in the open, there'd be no problem-especially since the creature was simple-minded and

soothing balm, easing Eliza's worries and lifting a weight off her

Nolan by her side and the towering creature

within the