"The Church of the Goddess of Light has been suppressed by the imperial family. Its activities are heavily restricted now."
Elina was taken aback. As far as most people knew, the imperial family and the Church of the Goddess of Light had always stood on equal footing.
The imperial family was responsible for the law and ruled the empire, while the Church of the Goddess of Light guided the faith of the people and held them together.
Thanks to that balance, the Holy Empire of Valtanir had remained peaceful, avoiding the chaos that would have broken out if the two sides had ever come into conflict.
But now, the soldier standing before her was saying that the imperial family had been pressuring the Church of the Goddess of Light.
To her, it made absolutely no sense.
Holding back her surprise, Elina asked in a low voice, "What's really going on? How did things end up like this?"
The soldier hesitated.
Seeing that, Elina took out two gold coins and handed them to him.
