Always (Claude De Alger Obelia)

Seventeen

"From now on you're going to stay in here"

"What about mother and father?"

You asked the priest who took you into a temple after parting ways with your parents not so long ago

Instead of answering the young (hair color) haired girl, the priest just kneel in front of you, holding both the little girl shoulder

"Starting from now you'll stay here okay? No more questions okay?"

It was strange, nevertheless the young girl nod

"Okay"

It didn't took you that long to realize you've been sold to the church by your parents

Nevertheless this was much better than your parents ever looking after you and abusing just because they feel like it

Not that you have a problem, but can't hate them, maybe it was your fault, maybe it was theirs, you don't really know

Why am I dreaming of this right now?

You ask yourself nevertheless, no one was to answer you

"She was indeed the Saintess, no one could possess such devine power at a very young age, also despite growing up slums her knowledge was very extraordinary, she manage to pick up the teachings very easy"

It was the usual day at the temple, elders and priest talking about you, whom is the current and future one and only Saintess

"We shall inform his highness the emperor about this, the temple and empire shall took his opportunity to strengthen our relationship"

You pause from the book you're reading, looking at the elders and priest across the room, you once again pit your attention back in the book you're reading

"Look child"

"A Saintess must always be selfless, expect nothing in return, expect no one to love you and dedicate yourself to our one and only God"

but what about your feelings?

"Not everyone is like you okay? If others think only for themselves you're the opposite, you must think of that's good for the others first. You are the Saintess, the living proof of our Goddess, you must serve as the light for all of us"