A Shadow Cast in Paradise (23 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 46

There were only seven archdeacons in the entire Empire.

The four electorates—including Dunaames, where the Emperor resided alongside the Grand Cathedral, and the ruined Ideana—each held one archdeacon, stationed in their respective territories and the Grand Cathedral, with the remaining one moving flexibly to handle wars or emergencies.

Thus, it was uncommon for a single territory to host more than one archdeacon.

An archdeacon, Dietrich, was already present in the Ideana territory.

“I—I did request assistance from another cleric, but…”

Dietrich muttered, pressing a finger to his smooth forehead.

With the effort required to restore Ideana already overwhelming, and now compounded by the heretic issue, he’d asked the Grand Cathedral to assign more clerics.

Everyone was exhausted, barely sleeping two or three hours a day due to the sheer workload.

But that didn’t mean he’d wanted Giselle Marlehein sent here specifically.

“The Grand Cathedral must have deemed the heretic matter as serious as war itself.”

To the Cathedral, nothing was more critical than issues involving dark magic and heresy.

While secular powers fought over borders, the Church waged war over faith.

“Ah, even so… I’d have managed perfectly well on my own….”

Dietrich pouted his lips, feeling slighted—as if the Grand Cathedral didn’t trust him.

“Archdeacon Giselle likely volunteered herself, wouldn’t you say?”

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