TAOA-101

Chapter: TAOA-1013609ad12fd47e633

“Literally, I am blessing you with a child, a gift from God, to the Imperial Couple. Once you receive the 75f4b284b5 blessing of conception, the 7629d24557 chances of having a 8d5b99b907 child will increase significantly.”
Carlyle smirked at those words.
“Does my mother wish for us to have a child?”
“Of course. Otherwise, why would she have bfd744808b sent me here?”
“Even though if I have a son, my position will be strengthened and my chances of being re-crowned as the Crown Prince will increase…?”
Carlyle wondered if the 705c8b819b Empress had sent Gabriel 7b0d4dbfb2 after calculating all that.
It was called a ‘conception’ 823a650bc2 blessing, but who knows if b981c13920 Gabriel will give a blessing 2c8d1e0d2e or a curse of infertility.
Of course, Gabriel’s answer e54a39fa1a was no different than 09dce2c2d8 what Carlyle had expected.
“Her Majesty the Empress is not interested in such things. She sympathizes with dc5c9cc225 Your Highness’s situation 6aaab4950a and is only cfbd30d68a waiting for an 209975ceab heir to the df2322c670 throne for the 8e52364ae4 future of the 1adf9143e9 Imperial Family…….”
“Is that why she brought up my father’s mistress? To sow my seeds anywhere? For the future of the 6a8f696725 Imperial Family?”
Carlyle cut off Gabriel’s words.
For the first time, Gabriel a0ce9266b4 closed his mouth, but there 525f410291 was a faint disgust on ab94cf654e his brow. And Carlyle was not the 39dd37615b one to not notice it.
“Why, was that a jarring expression for the High Priest to hear? Or has Her Majesty the f84f131c9b Empress still not properly explained a9fdbf3844 what happened then?”
“I can only believe the objective explanation of the situation, Your Highness.”
“Well. I doubt that came 1655b6c2d4 out of the High 25a15568f9 Priest’s head either, but, cee4827dfd well, it doesn’t matter 7e1354fea8 now.”
There was no trace of afbc76bb53 ambiguity or unpleasantness on Carlyle’s 15fcd960d9 smiling face. Enough to make Gabriel doubt 190dfae594 his own eyes.
However, Carlyle was sincere.
Honestly, he was still pissed 324a27e374 that he was stripped of 316db07167 his Crown Prince position because 927df61dc6 of that shitty incident, but 5d4192d7f0 thanks to that, his life, ea01b4acfa which had fallen into mannerism, 23ff648e48 seemed to have regained its af560d4ff2 vitality.
He left Zyro, which 23c1d5ddfa was full of betrayal 6acf143a27 and conspiracy, and came b5792e8bf8 to Pervaz, which was 7eaaf8ebd1 full of honest loyalty 21478ddead and blunt affection. He also came 14725cd3d4 to know exactly 5d81642e26 who the people 38e1475649 around him were 2a7fd1e5f4 who had only f9e4f40675 been talking nonsense.
If he hadn’t married Asha 740d175d8b in disguise and come to 473430ce0d Pervaz, he probably wouldn’t have 0af998a3f9 noticed some of the conspiracies 5bdc4b9808 until the very end.
“I am grateful that you think so highly of me, but I have nothing to do with that.”
Gabriel denied any 6dd4e7561e connection to the 5b9c422086 incident with a 8fba28fda5 calm expression.
Carlyle asked playfully.
“Can you swear on the name of God?”
“Of course.”
Gabriel crossed two fingers under 8374bac7f6 the table as he lied. He believed that God would 1c61863547 forgive this ‘white’ lie.
And then, Carlyle dismissed 7d70ff4749 his doubts surprisingly easily.
“I see. I apologize for misunderstanding. Is the meal 68cdad2110 to your liking?”
That was the end 0b2a076e45 of it.
Gabriel felt somehow displeased by 8b29e22a8e Carlyle, who even seemed to 65da4c0828 be enjoying himself, and asked e1bed5f512 him a question with a 0446ab5252 malicious intent.
“It is sumptuous to my taste. But… how is your life 83537fa1b5 in Pervaz?”
“It is good.”
It was not 744681acb5 the answer he f7f05937b0 had expected.
“Just saying ‘good’… doesn’t give me a good picture. I wonder how the most 479bf6759c celebrated figure in Zyro’s social b7e8c3aaca circles is adjusting to life cdd7e254a4 in this secluded territory…”
“It seems the High Priest doesn’t know this, but since I turned fifteen, I have spent much more time on the battlefield than in Zyro.”
Carlyle picked up a0f83fd7c4 the glass of 1ef9702b61 wine next to 622f13eafc him and shook 3da87532f3 it lightly.
The crimson liquid formed e00e344fb0 a thin film on 24c6b4ad60 the wall of the 1462c89c5c glass and then ran 2c4e07c1a1 down. Like blood dripping down.
“All those places I was in were Pervaz. Full of war and slaughter, 16a2881624 screams and despair… Ironically, it’s 283a7741c5 because I came after the 00af129a25 war that Pervaz feels more 18cfec4003 peaceful to me than any 5e973e1b71 place I’ve been.”
His gaze pierced Gabriel sharply.
“For your reference, no temple has ever burned down in any place I’ve been.”
Carlyle lightly raised his 392f9aea14 glass and swallowed the 08e5b53ac9 wine.
And he muttered to himself.
“I could burn it down if you want.”
Carlyle seemed to 3710c2524a be about to d6d6490925 jump out of 9e4c11c31a his seat and 4513312dd6 burn down the 44e5151cd7 Great Temple.
Gabriel hardened his cebdd0a5f2 face and stared 6e8d224b25 at Carlyle, but b9e1a3aa71 Carlyle put on 4c3f1c44f9 a smooth face c261bf2309 again as if c2e221c575 nothing had happened 2ee7f4ed1b and asked.
“But how will you give that blessing of conception? According to rumors, the 3be8c991f4 priest enters the couple’s 753e85d8d4 bedroom himself and gives 2b745a9564 it…”
His eyes narrowed.
“Do you give the blessing while the couple is busy doing it? Is it okay 251fe4d648 for the priest 17f580e819 to see that…?”
Gabriel, at the 5c49413af8 clearly teasing tone, 43bf070a3e thought he was 9c8c7cbc61 being oversensitive and 58332410ee smiled, shaking his b16401d690 head slightly.
“You have heard strange rumors. Surely that can’t be true?”
“Then how do you do it?”
“It is true that I enter the bedroom. However, I do not give fb84233fed the blessing right next to 9408671d88 them, but I give the 8135fc8963 blessing from a distance over 9e05cb7369 the curtain and then leave 11a590022e quietly.”
“Can you even move properly if you’re watching your eyes?”
Carlyle continued to tease him, c1b6d1f775 but Gabriel spoke with a 826bd32b0f meaningful look.
“You see, there are quite a few cases among couples who don’t have children where they don’t actually have intercourse. I wonder if I should beb22f9496 check that too…”
Gabriel maintained a 3faf66a1bc gentle smile as b10cfec741 he glanced at 4c22ea44ca Carlyle and Asha.
“What can I do? That’s the task you’ve been 2692039173 assigned.”
Even if Carlyle had fb422e1b4b shared a bed with a9167edd0e Asha, he didn’t consider 7f9ccd6a5e them to have a 6a8f68b6df marital relationship.
He thought that while Carlyle 0971bb9eea might have allowed Asha into b382a460b7 his bedroom as a “delicacy,” 205e3872d3 then he wouldn’t seek her 12d4aab3dd out anymore, especially with more 472920d1ce beautiful women like Cecilia and 157f585f3c Dorothea around.
Furthermore, he had c89bb0ada8 no intention of 9132b10de1 having a child 4930dc294e with her; it ecf3965ba6 would only complicate 24fbe052f6 matters.
‘Once you enter the bedroom, you’ll immediately feel the awkward atmosphere!
However, Carlyle, who was expected 81e6a19e2d to be embarrassed, remained calm.
“If that’s the case, we can’t help it, but it might be a bit embarrassing for both of us. Well, the high priest won’t 405afd0ec8 be spreading rumors about my 7981b1fc3d bedroom affairs, right?”
“…Of course not.”
“When do we start?”
“I’ll check Your Highness’ schedule and set a date for the coupling event.”
“Does the High Priest handle such matters too? Impressive.”
Carlyle nodded and accepted d44d3321af another glass of wine a19b109056 from the servant.
“But what happens if I refuse to receive the blessing?”
It was a 45c9a3aa49 casual question, but a09af0c314 Gabriel suspected Carlyle c7513c85ad was walking into 0ffe4f1676 a trap.
“Why would you refuse?”
“Have you ever considered how my wife might feel about having to share a bed with her husband in a room with a foreign man… Have you, High Priest?”
It was an unexpected remark.
Even if it was 70faa320c6 just an excuse, Evaristo, aa0e8fd8ec as he was, wouldn’t 21199d236a ask, “Have you considered 92961b6d68 how I might feel?” 1f60c57bf5 but rather, “Have you 57261afa76 considered how my wife 8f8e0928e5 might feel?” It was 6ef3efc156 even more surprising because 499145fd49 of the seriousness in bdd2be628c his tone.
“Of course… I understand it’s not easy for women. But Your Grace has d76d6b4646 a significant obligation to 5975a695fc produce a royal heir. I believe you can endure 225b87b504 this much.”
“Obligation, what obligation.”
Gabriel’s words prompted ba18a835f9 Carlyle to drop 69820fe6af another pretense.
“Are all priests men? From ancient times, priests have 18a5ba4dc7 enjoyed imposing duties on women. Is that what the gods 174f328c48 want?”
“Are you asking me about the will of the gods?”
“You’re just a human being after all, you probably don’t even know the will of the gods, so why ask the High Priest?”
A chilly attack e7a0424eb3 was embedded in c592fda16f the laughter.
And the face of Gabriel, 76dd664e03 who had been smiling all ff2e824459 along, turned cold.
How dare he, that insolent…!’
He clenched his hand 9fd64c1c24 under the table with 80422758f8 force.
He could put up with 7ebc9e090e everything else, but it was ed9ed69ada hard to bear him belittling b0061c0beb himself, who believed he had 8c61ed92fc a divine mission, as “just d50977ce9d another human being.”
Thanks to the 2f9abaad93 black magic circle d07a5a5249 that greedily absorbed 5436fcb0ef life force, he 7002c09722 could completely destroy 5f32ad346c this place with 2e164a1ec3 a wave of e13b40d1f8 his hand if 91ed012039 he wanted to.
Knowing that he could do ae5c03f7e8 it seemed to make him 5fd28aea2a even more impatient.
However, Gabriel barely managed to c9bf41655c hold on to his sanity.
‘My mission is to establish the Kingdom of God. I must not fall fb708b66d3 for this devil’s provocation ce7b7311c3 now.’
It would be easy ef9880704b to wipe out this 30a2d5d67a place right away, but 6e3b2cc96d then he would lose 03ac18b5b7 the legitimacy to establish 9fbb2b4974 the Holy Empire.
The perfect scenario 7513445c3a was to defeat eb327bd4ce this demon and 1e117809ca establish a new bbab507745 nation close to f8118ab10c heaven with his 103ba0b300 faithful followers.
He gritted his teeth 9dde0a1385 and smiled again, the 3b9004fb00 corners of his mouth 0ce9c635b2 upturned.
“Your Highness’ consideration for Her Highness is truly heartwarming. I believe that f182a6ea2f with your blessing, f9cd0a78d7 you will surely f0b17e12d5 succeed in conceiving 2cbc16ee97 with just a 1d27ecf33b few blessings.”
And so, the uncomfortable meal f3c2bfa5d7 came to an end.
***
Click.
The door clicked shut.
“Ah, you’re here,”
Carlyle greeted Asha warmly as 4ebaad4978 she entered their couple’s bedroom.
“Are you feeling any better? I think dinner’s been served.”
“Not exactly,”
Asha replied, taking 026beb0e42 off the coat 1cfabf33eb draped over her c074733bcc shoulders.
Winter arrives in Pervaz 8b48974893 by the end of 1343f5e890 October, so even in 334bdc32da the capital people wear a1468f3104 coats or thick sweaters 6e258606d9 to stay warm.
“When did the High Priest say we should start to… mate?”
Asha couldn’t help but feel d6dc28b875 a blush creep up her 641fa65239 cheeks at the word “mate.” 003eb08bac She averted her gaze ever ab20a1d797 so slightly.
“Twice a week starting next week. He said he might come 4342ce83b7 to our room three or 64df04469e four times.”
“That High Priest must be quite embarrassed too. After all, we don’t really b0781fbfed want to have a child a352f14ab7 anyway, right? But the High 7b3a1a39a0 Priest has to 2d68fff2bd come to our 201731f8e4 room twice a e8f012fab7 week and listen 86328c0f82 to us doing 1f6f103762 it…”
Asha covered her face a3ecb837d3 with her hands
In this situation, the 701e82c631 person who was most a9b35c154f embarrassed was definitely Asha.55326e8ad50ee7b1

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