Once a decision was made, things moved quickly. Or at least, that’s what I wanted to say, but it wasn’t exactly that simple. After all, we were people with pretty significant positions.

“The Saintess is our symbol and our beacon! We cannot send her to the most dangerous places!”
“Even now, when the atmosphere within the church is so ominous, people still rely on the church because of the Saintess. We cannot send her away!”
“Saintess, please reconsider. Without you, we...”

At first, the church’s opposition was fierce.

As the Pope planned internal purges, many had fallen, and …