“And he forced you into the Church?”
“No, not exactly, but he did threaten to ruin my parents" livelihood. I offered to join the Church to save them.”
“I’m not following,” said Danica.
“He wanted me gone so that Ludwig could avoid the temptation. This was the only option that guaranteed I would be sent away, far from his gaze.”
“Did you love him?”
“Very much so, but I think deep down, I knew it could never be. We were from two different worlds.”
“And so you became the mighty Temple Knight,” said Danica, “Defeater of Fire Mages and Bane of the Halvarians.”
“Very grandiose titles,” said Charlaine, “but I’m just doing my duty.”
“Spoken like a true hero. What about you, do you enjoy being a Temple Knight?”
“I do. I feel like I belong here. Is that strange?”
“Some would argue it"s des
