Ludwig entered shortly afterwards, dressed entirely in black, with every part of his body covered except for his deathly pale face. It was remarkable how much a person's demeanour could influence the impression they made. The missing priest, Silvio Loreto, had also dressed in black and covered himself from head to toe, yet his appearance had carried a certain ascetic charm. Ludwig, on the other hand, gave off nothing but a gloomy, unapproachable air.
He was tall, but frighteningly thin. In the dim light, Lina almost mistook him for a black bamboo pole. How a powerful lord who controlled several fiefdoms had managed to become so emaciated was beyond her comprehension.
