Next, Shard took Emilia to Old John's Pawnshop. It was only after getting off the carriage that he saw a "Closed" sign hanging on the shop's doorknob. Shard inquired at the clothing and hat shop next door and found out that Old Man John had gone out today to visit a friend and would probably be back tomorrow.
"How about we deal with this tomorrow?"
Emilia tugged at Shard's coat and said, not wanting to trouble him further.
"That can't happen. What if you encounter danger again during this time?"
She actually wanted to suggest staying at Shard's house again tonight, but was suddenly so flustered by Shard turning around to look at her that her face turned red:
"What is it?"
She worried Shard had seen through her thoughts, but Shard was thinking about something else:
"Emilia, have you ever been to a church? I mean a True God Church."
"What?"
