281 The Reason for Being Targeted

"The reason is that fate has deemed it that you four would be the key to their master's defeat."

"Huh?!"

The door opened up and a woman wearing white priestly robes walked in, trailed by a knight who was clearly at a loss on how to handle her.

"Apologies for coming in uninvited, but I had no choice given the severity of the situation."

She bowed lightly towards the Count who only nodded before dismissing the knight and then offering her a seat on one of the sofas.

"So…who are you and what's all this talk about fate?"

"My name is Sakaala, and I am the head priestess of this city's branch of the Church of Fire.

A pleasure to make your acquaintance, otherworlders."

The woman introduced herself as the religious leader of this city, enlightening the quartet a bit about the religious beliefs of this world.

"Church of Fire? And who is the being whom this Church worships?"

"One of the Ten benevolent gods, the god of fire."