Duty of a Father

"OK, no problem, as long as my safety is guaranteed. But can you answer one of my questions? How did the three manage to come near our empire's border using the forest? And why, of all places, would they come to our village to seek refuge?" Father Matthias replied, "Actually, to be honest with you, even I do not know the reason. As far as I know, even the higher-ups are not sure how they are going to come here or what's their motive. The probability of them coming here is very low since they might not survive the long journey. So you don't have to worry about this. The higher-ups said that if they somehow manage to reach near the village, they will send a message somehow. When you see the message, you will have to go to support them." Eric took some time to ponder about it. Then he replied, "Okay. If nothing else, I will be going now. Your Deacon has brought me in at the wrong time and brought me here, just before I was going to enjoy myself."