Rise of the Inquisition (Arc 4-6)

Chapter 89: Met you before dinnertime

Sitting in Lady Athena's office together, Paladin, Omega, and Jingks were all sitting in chairs made of dark wood with dark red cushioning, the three of their chairs were side by side. Paladin was sitting in the chair in the middle, with Omega on his left and Jingks on his right. Sitting opposite of them was Lady Athena, who was sitting behind a brown desk made of wood. There was a small unlit black lantern sitting on the left side of her brown desk, and on the right side of her desk was a small stack of white papers with envelopes sitting next to them. Ava was standing on the left side of Lady Athena and on the right side of Lady Athena was Highclere who was also standing. The room they were sitting in had four white framed windows with white curtains opened and allowing the sunlight to come into the room. The wall of the room was the color of a snow white, and the floor of the room was made of a navy blue carpet. Lady Athena took a deep breath, and she interlocked her hands, placing them on the brown desk in front of her.

"So let me get this straight, you three all went to Anvil--"

"I was already in Anvil--" Omega interjected.

"And you three decided to help find a bunch of missing children, when you were attempting to find these missing children you found out that the Icarus Cult were the ones kidnapping them, correct?"

"Correct," Jingks said.

"You battled it out with the Icarus Cult, and ultimately Paladin killed some Secundus Chaplain named Alfred. You weren't confident that you managed to kill everyone, so you decided to stick to the same plan for the next night, which ultimately proved smart because the children in the city was kidnapped--"

"That too is also correct," Omega said.

"When you all went to rescue the missing children, you battled it out with the Icarus Cult. Which ultimately went in your favor, which at the end of the battle you also learned that the Icarus Cult has intentions to destroy the Stone Pillar protected by a Magical Barrier that holds the Great Burning Minotaur in. From what you were told they plan on releasing it tomorrow," Lady Athena said.

"What you said is entirely correct," Paladin said.

Lady Athena turned to her left side, and she looked up at Highclere.

"Highclere, what do you think of the story that they've told us?"

Paladin, Omega, and Jingks all turned their heads to look at Highclere. Highclere was looking down at the three of them, as he was thinking his eyes were looking at Paladin. When he was done thinking, he crossed his arms.

"Clearly, the story is trustworthy since it's coming from Paladin. Since we have yet to have a time where something that he told us was not trustworthy, therefore it is legitimate--"

"That's not what I was asking." Lady Athena scoffed.

Highclere turned his head down to his right, and he looked down at Lady Athena.

"Then what were you asking my Lady?"

"I was asking if you had any ideas on dealing with the Icarus Cult. If they are planning to attack the Stone Pillar that is holding the Great Burning Minotaur then this is a serious problem. That stone pillar is the only thing holding that monster in, and if it is released then without some serious power it will unleash an apocalypse never seen before upon the Capital City."

Highclere nodded his head, and he turned his head to look back at the three Inquisitors. He took his right hand, and with his right hand he rubbed the area around his mouth with his palm. He was trying to think of ways to stop the Icarus Cult, he was trying to think of the best solution there was to dealing with them. The Icarus Cult was a large organization, one that was organized throughout the entire continent that belonged to the Kingdom of Orion.