As the scream erupted, the cloaked masked man slowly reached up and removed his mask. He turned his head slightly and looked back over his shoulder.
"Did I act well?"
"Passable!" came the calm reply.
The members of the Church who had just escaped froze in place. Their expressions twisted in disbelief as they saw the woman standing there, glaring at them coldly. Knights stood behind her at the edge with their weapons drawn and eyes sharply glaring at them.
"S-Saint… Tess…"
The moment her name left their mouths, cold sweat drenched their bodies. Their legs gave out, and they fell to their knees one after another. They slammed their heads against the ground repeatedly.
"Lady… It's them…"
"They tortured us and forced us to act like that!"
"Yeah… We only said those things to save our lives!"
"Believe us…We just lied to save ourselves."
Their voices trembled as they spoke, desperation thick in every word.
