A Barbaric Proposal - Chapter 27: A Murder at Midnight

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[Rienne] “This doesn’t make any sense.”

The High Priest, who was meant to lead the ceremony, had vanished. The only ones present were the priests meant to accompany him, who claimed to know nothing of his whereabouts.

[Rienne] “Who was the last to see High Priest Milrod?”

Becoming anxious, Rienne gathered the priests and clergymen from the Temple together. They all awkwardly glanced at one another, but none could give a clear answer.