The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power: Forget My Sister! Turns Out I Was the Real Saint All Along! Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 4] by Almond

Author:Almond
Language: eng
Format: epub

(Archbishop Mills)

I arrived in the grand Empire of Malcosias only two days after my departure from Celestia. I had chosen to travel in a carriage much less ostentatiously adorned than those favored by the nobility, and nestled within its confines, I watched a bustling avenue in the capital crawl by my window. Flanking the carriage, my two hired mages marched solemnly (their services had expedited our journey quite remarkably). Their magic, though costly, had granted me additional time to indulge in the empire’s luxuries. Given the considerable sum I had expended for their arcane skills, it would have been folly indeed to forgo even the least of such pleasures.

Peering out the window, the formidable Ruby Imperial Palace loomed ahead, an edifice as majestic and daunting as the sovereignty it housed. Somewhere within its walls lay the singular, tantalizing purpose of my visit: Princess Carolina. If only I could secure her allegiance, my position and legacy would be as unassailable as bedrock—the exalted seat of High Pontiff might even someday be mine to surmount. With such power, I would have the entire church beneath my sway—and under my complete control!

Of course, that lofty plan hinged on the assumption that Carolina’s return could be handled delicately enough to be considered legitimate. Since her union with Prince Edward, Carolina had ascended to the rank of princess consort, complicating her straightforward return to Celestia. In the most dire scenario, I might even need to see to her repatriation through rather...unsavory means—an act that would surely sever my ties with the church. But if it meant having Carolina and her Divinity under my control, I’d gladly cast the entire faith aside. Wealth would flow to me as easily as the tides flowed up a sandy beach, and nations would clamor to offer me refuge. Yes, as long as I had Carolina at my beck and call, it mattered little which way the coin of fate fell; my fortune was assured.

However, the pivotal question loomed: How could I sway Carolina to come to my side under her own volition? It was this critical inquiry that compelled me to visit her in person. I knew that this challenge would be made all the more difficult by the guile and mendacity of the Celestian nobility; I could not imagine that Carolina retained fond memories of her homeland. Nevertheless, a faint ember of homesickness might yet linger, one I could nurture into a leaping flame. Moreover, she had married into a foreign nation, accompanied by not a single confidant. Her isolation was surely all-consuming. Yes, it was this solitude that I needed to exploit—her loneliness, my foremost tool of persuasion.

My lips twisted into a wicked arc. A surge of anticipation filled my chest as I leaned closer to the window, summoning one of the attendants that paced beside my conveyance. “Dispatch a messenger to the royal castle,” I ordered briskly. “Inform them that I seek an audience with Her Highness Princess Carolina.”

“At once, Your Grace.”

With a swift nod, he was absorbed at once into the bustling street scene.

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