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Riftan was certain that the church had been preparing for this war for some time. The question was, since when? He recalled how, after the great war three years ago, the Temple Knights had remained in the north to pursue the scattered monster army.

Had they known about the existence of the dark mages or the monster city all along? Had they hidden this truth all for the sake of preserving what influence they had left? The Reformed Church would undoubtedly come under fire if that were the case.

After the monster invasion, many in the ravaged northern regions had turned to the Orthodox Church. The resulting weakening of the Reformed Church's power would have alarmed the pope greatly. The thought had no sooner formed in Riftan's mind than he realized he was jumping to conclusions. He furrowed his brow. He had yet to find any substantial evidence to prove his suspicions.