Dark souls

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Straightening the letter on his knee, he looked up at the fat man by the fireplace.

So. You, Justine, are a monk of the Order of Saint Francis...

Abbot of the monastery in Beza, - a fat monk squeaked from his chair. Bertrand calmly continued:

A man of the Church, invested with power by Cardinal Lombard, a faithful Jesuit of Rome, a favorite of the Bishop of Rossillon, a faithful follower of the Catholic Church, you have decided to bring a letter from one of my family's heretics to me, whom you consider a spawn of Satan. Explain it to me, dear Justine.

The fat monk tossed and turned in his chair, turning over the wooden rosary in his hands.

You see, sir," he began, in a slightly trembling voice. Your relative is concerned about the behavior of his younger brother. It seems to him that the beast from Zhevaudan, which Gaspard talked about, is his brother. True, he cannot catch him on this yet. But, if the district finds out about this, he is afraid that angry residents