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Were you subject to any hallucinations, or any psychological discomfort?

What do mean by discomfort? I know it made me cry. It was my brother, after all...

Senior Executor, I thought we agreed that I would do the questioning...

Other executors from Notarial Hall will soon be here to take these refugees to Pagus Ambrosius. We do not have much time.

They are not suspected of any crime. I did not find complex interrogation techniques to be necessary.

I visited Lungmen and Victoria when I was promoting Landen Monastery, and I saw many people like them.

They were forced to leave home due to unfortunate circumstances. Their previous dealings with the police have made them...

Executors are more or less police, right?

Uh, there's no need. You guys just took in outsiders with Oripathy like us, even though I heard you used to kick your own Infected out.

So, right now, I don't have anything against the Lateran government. Besides, this gentleman here looks like a decent fellow...

Is there something wrong with the black-haired Sankta you were asking about?

Without permission, she left the monastery where she was under observation. We have tracked her here.

Sh-She's a prisoner? I thought she was an official from your, what's that, Sixth Tribunal?

Why did you think that?

She asked us about the abbey after the funeral, whether there was any equipment in disrepair, any safety hazards, any supplies we were short on.

She made it a point to ask if anyone who recently entered Laterano had disappeared, especially any pregnant women...

(Doesn't sound like Arturia just happened to pass by...)

How did it go?

You know the answer.

The Matriarch's response was just like yours—'don't poke your head into other people's business.'

Hehe.

I know you have good intentions, Lemuen, but you're also showing that you don't trust me.

I beg your understanding.

The Shrine of Nurtury, this great structure that casts a shadow over Laterano, which no one's quite sure when it came to be...

You, Reverend Patrizion and the Matriarch promise that this will be the birthplace of the future. Even the suspect behind the bombings seems interested in it.

How can the Seventh Tribunal, responsible for intelligence and national security, ignore something so prominent?

Of course, I understand.

Excuse me.

The Nurturer leads a group past. Their footsteps echo through the empty hall.

The people in the procession come from many different races. None of them speak, but all glance up and down at this unfamiliar space.

Lemuen steps aside to let them pass.

What is it, Cardinal Lemuen?

Nothing.

What I mean is, curiosity killed the Feline. I guess I should expect a complaint from my predecessor if I continue to insist.