In late September, each bout of rain was colder than the last.
And just as the drizzle over Spring Castle ceased, the faint light leaking from the clouds slanted down, slicing across the Gothic spire of the Scripture Response Hall.
This stone building had originally been an affiliated monastery of Bolon Cathedral, and was so named because Archbishops of generations past often "responded to the scriptures" here.
It was designed for that era of great expansion, when the land was full of savages and newly converted barbarians.
New converts, or those intending to convert who harbored doubts, could come here directly to inquire.
All questions, whether brief enough for a day or long enough for three, would be publicly answered and interpreted by a Priest standing at the front door.
Over time, the title "Scripture Response Hall" replaced the original Saint Margaret Monastery.
