A Bit of the Spiritual Church
When they were stopped by the guards at that Spiritual Church post, Minos and his two first wives remained silent while Gloria spoke in their place.
"We are from the Temple of Payton. We are passing through the area..." She gave a brief explanation as she presented her identification.
Noting that she was at the peak of the 7th stage and could soon become a Matriarch, those Spiritual Emperors did not make it too difficult for Gloria.
"So, you are friends of the Flaming Empire..." Someone said with a smile on his face, but not so sincere.
The Spiritual Church was an organization that had its ideals above those of states like those in the northern region, Albano, Vogel, Flaming Empire, etc. But every power consisted of living beings with their freedoms and preferences.
As such, there were factions within the Church, groups that could be more or less friendly or hostile to others.