Belinda.
The branch leader of the Penitent Order and the one responsible for summoning the Demon Tree to annihilate the Milo Merchant Guild.
Why was she, who should be undergoing intense interrogation in the Heresy Tribunal by now, hiding in the workshop in such a state?
“…Belinda?”
At the sound of her name, she flinched and shrank further into the corner of the barn.
“Why are you here…?”
As Seongjin took a step closer with his question, Belinda frantically flailed her twisted limbs and screamed. From her lips, caked with dried blood, came a rough, beast-like groan.
Urrrrrr—
“Whoa, whoa! Calm down!”
Seongjin stopped and held out both hands, and only then did she close her mouth.
But her eyes, rolling wildly as she scrutinized Seongjin, still looked anxious. The once defiant figure who had boldly shouted at Inquisitor Valerie during torture was gone, replaced by a pitiful and wretched sight.
“Someone you know?”
At Logan’s question, Seongjin kept his gaze on Belinda and explained quietly.
“Yeah, a remnant of the Penitent Order. She was being investigated after being sent to the Heresy Tribunal for summoning the Demon Tree in the north.”
“Ah…”
It seemed Logan finally remembered her.
“Right. Now that you mention it, she came down with a group of prisoners from Sigurd Territory. Was it Inquisitor Valerie who was in charge? Among the prisoners, she had a particularly strong presence, so…