Chapter 200

A Perfect Initiation A knight with a surprisingly handsome face stood in front of her.

Kathren was smiling gently like a proper Saintess, but the moment she met the knight’s green eyes, she flinched.

There was clear hostility in his gaze.

“Why is this taking so long?” she asked calmly.

“We are verifying people with unclear identities,” the knight replied bluntly.

A priest next to her got angry.

“What do you mean unclear? We already told you they are all from the Grand Temple!”

The knight raised one eyebrow.

“In Blenheim, that still counts as unclear.”

Kathren thought:

They’re trying to reduce our numbers.

This procession was meant to look grand and powerful.

“I am the Saintess of the Empire,” she said calmly. “I am treated like royalty. I have the right to enter without your permission.”

The knight’s expression twitched slightly at her words.

“I’m only following procedures out…