火刑當日的,豔陽下的大雨下了整整三天,直到今日上午才停下。80Please respect copyright.PENANAVlEpuQQBh9
不知何時,太陽默默地躲了起來,天空變得灰濛濛的。80Please respect copyright.PENANARbJt2IcbES
80Please respect copyright.PENANAJFbMT1Vct9
信使的咳嗽越發嚴重,隨著他的移動,村內越來越多人開始咳嗽。80Please respect copyright.PENANAa7d6E1NrMX
身上長出皮疹,不自覺痛苦地扭曲身體,有些人還發起了高燒。80Please respect copyright.PENANAnEXArxuPWE
80Please respect copyright.PENANATnBHIqxAQz
瘟疫,到了。80Please respect copyright.PENANAyuIOkx5rjL
80Please respect copyright.PENANAPF62pRIobt
早上,慣例的彌撒結束……80Please respect copyright.PENANA8iHSHse1ih
說是彌撒,其實已經變成信徒們自己來教堂禱告,禱告完後就趕緊離去。80Please respect copyright.PENANAEOKROHDk5l
因為村內主持彌撒的米德魯神父如今正發著高燒,躺在家裡不能動彈。80Please respect copyright.PENANAoAVj7kWvcy
80Please respect copyright.PENANAedksSGg2Rl
阿嘉莎修女例行地跪在神子受難像前,虔誠地禱告,祈求上主能將下奇蹟,拯救村人……80Please respect copyright.PENANAveUV3AGq7k
80Please respect copyright.PENANARZofLp22PK
「……阿們。」80Please respect copyright.PENANAkMbxOvKpYa
80Please respect copyright.PENANATwoxWJbNE2
禱告結束,阿嘉莎提起準備好的餐籃,往村莊偏僻的倉庫走去。80Please respect copyright.PENANAsi4AKpVqYv
路上冷冷清清,村民們大多數都躲在自己家中,除非必要否則都不外出。80Please respect copyright.PENANA8irmyvDwYo
遠遠地農地上,有些農夫正組織家人們迅速採收沒被泡爛的作物,儘管尚未成熟,但勉強還能吃……80Please respect copyright.PENANAVDAK6obMiK
80Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8ZJ77gose
倉庫邊,那位衛兵杜比斯已經離崗了,據說也得了病,正在家裡休息。80Please respect copyright.PENANAvgHFpy3uNN
村長也沒有另外派衛兵來,因此將鑰匙交給了每天都會來送飯的阿嘉莎修女保管。80Please respect copyright.PENANAIhi7g38ISR
80Please respect copyright.PENANAqZ9EJIYIFF
如今已沒有人在看守魔女,自那次異象之後,許多人開始懷疑她可能真的是天使。80Please respect copyright.PENANADYmw4utQbf
80Please respect copyright.PENANAS8add654Au
大概率不是,但萬一是呢?80Please respect copyright.PENANAaJaVeKYjXF
這是目前村人們主流的想法。80Please respect copyright.PENANAIccy7rsEFA
而阿嘉莎,打算利用這個想法……80Please respect copyright.PENANAqpuEp3FRs9
80Please respect copyright.PENANAYhSVMiPZYW
喀——80Please respect copyright.PENANAxr2q6I9tTh
厚重的倉庫門被輕輕推開,阿嘉莎小心翼翼地闔上門。80Please respect copyright.PENANAU3shHCJdAS
80Please respect copyright.PENANAm8TIMXPohV
倉庫內,那位白髮的魔女依舊靠坐在牆邊閱讀她那本沒有封面的書籍。80Please respect copyright.PENANADj1B4U1J6P
阿嘉莎終於忍不住了:「魔女小姐,您到底在讀什麼書呀?」80Please respect copyright.PENANAXVDYIB1wkV
80Please respect copyright.PENANAQgyXSSv7DB
聽到阿嘉莎的聲音,魔女微微抬起頭。80Please respect copyright.PENANAs6A4pSSPnp
「這本嗎?你可以自己來看看,這是怎麼樣的一本書。」80Please respect copyright.PENANAE2oS7HyBdv
80Please respect copyright.PENANAIN962G6wo6
阿嘉莎隨手將餐籃放在木板箱上,走到魔女身旁蹲坐下來,靠過去看看那本書。80Please respect copyright.PENANAPbNKHCwAG9
「我看看……」80Please respect copyright.PENANAwRQVz6ialt
書本上面畫著各式各樣奇妙的圖形,看起來像寶石的小點們在微微塗黑的紙上被排列成各種形狀——就好像,夜空中的星星一樣。80Please respect copyright.PENANAtl3J5qlLaq
一旁還標註上印刷出來的不知名的異族文字,阿嘉莎讀不懂,她伸出手指指著其中一個圖案。80Please respect copyright.PENANA9PoIpdeCAg
「這個是什麼?」80Please respect copyright.PENANAelgvKZOIPW
「星相……你手指的這個,叫『大熊』,瞧……」魔女也伸出白皙的手指,在圖像上劃了過去:「有沒有像一隻熊?」80Please respect copyright.PENANA1742S1PMpy
「真的,好神奇!」阿嘉莎臉上帶著孩童獲得新知般的笑容,不過她馬上想到了另一個問題:「感覺很厲害,但……這有什麼用?」80Please respect copyright.PENANAbgnptvBU78
「呵呵……看到熊尾巴了嗎?」80Please respect copyright.PENANAsyvEZLq4bK
「嗯。」80Please respect copyright.PENANAFrIHEx7hxP
魔女指著「大熊」的尾部,然後向旁延伸點距離,指著圖案上另一個小點:「這個叫北極星,春夏時可以透過這種方式找到。對旅行者和水手們來說,可以用來辨識方位。」80Please respect copyright.PENANARgnBVs849Q
阿嘉莎點了點頭。80Please respect copyright.PENANAXnBnWlaou5
「那對你來說呢?」80Please respect copyright.PENANA4JVQ0Dr9tK
「呵呵,對我來說,用處可就大多了……比如,預測未來……」80Please respect copyright.PENANAwLG88wNgNQ
「預測未來?」80Please respect copyright.PENANAMMr6HmVHMc
魔女閉著眼,沒有回答。80Please respect copyright.PENANAKuGqupKnBy
「魔女小姐?」80Please respect copyright.PENANA6hGZJSqL4g
魔女睜開眼,看了看阿嘉莎。80Please respect copyright.PENANApkvr9bInNm
「占星……你聽過嗎?」80Please respect copyright.PENANAS47kpM19AE
「聽過。」80Please respect copyright.PENANAk4j2z90jez
「那可是項很有趣的活動……」80Please respect copyright.PENANAb7OeGhTdl0
80Please respect copyright.PENANAI2vNf3T08l
啪——80Please respect copyright.PENANAyCMkNYsZgb
魔女闔上書本。80Please respect copyright.PENANAzgr1yiuGQ1
80Please respect copyright.PENANAhOrvvXWcPW
「你應該不是來找我聊天的吧,小修女?」80Please respect copyright.PENANACDhAfNAZa9
80Please respect copyright.PENANAabRmZApM9d
聽到這句,阿嘉莎突然想起原本的目的。80Please respect copyright.PENANATw5mTKJUVp
「啊對……抱歉。」80Please respect copyright.PENANAxjELnjV2Vw
她趕忙整理起食物,遞給魔女。80Please respect copyright.PENANA9kTkIRqJ9P
看著慢悠悠吃著東西的魔女,阿嘉莎猶豫了一會,像是在下定決心。80Please respect copyright.PENANATXcEV5wZs3
「魔女小姐,你不是說……你可以阻止瘟疫嗎?」80Please respect copyright.PENANArN9fI5on1t
「嗯,種摸了(怎麼了)?」魔女嘴裡含著食物,咬字不清地回覆。80Please respect copyright.PENANAUtxZKbRn2l
「聞言已經傳播到村裡了……我希望你……你可以幫幫我們……」80Please respect copyright.PENANAv7XGcQWpn3
魔女停下進食,抬頭看向阿嘉莎。80Please respect copyright.PENANAsvOs9r8FwB
阿嘉莎慌亂地擺擺手。80Please respect copyright.PENANAbz7Zrezywp
「啊不,抱歉……你才剛從火刑架上下來,大概不是很愉快吧……」80Please respect copyright.PENANADXoe556AWA
阿嘉莎低著頭,她感覺自己其實沒什麼臉求魔女幫助村莊。80Please respect copyright.PENANAGnIWH3rsfh
「好,帶我去。」80Please respect copyright.PENANAt7lQNkQuhE
「果然……沒關係的,不願意的話。但已經有人……有人覺得你真的是……什麼?你剛剛說什麼?」80Please respect copyright.PENANAWLywEVrBlr
阿嘉突然意識到魔女的回答。80Please respect copyright.PENANAUoh8xp3IqG
「我說,帶我過去吧。」80Please respect copyright.PENANAmsPzvnTaY8
魔女微笑著抬起手,將鐐銬露出……80Please respect copyright.PENANA78dj6pcOQq
80Please respect copyright.PENANADIeDc1oZLj
之後,阿嘉莎替魔女解開鐐銬,讓她重新活動活動後,帶著魔女去往米德魯神父的家。80Please respect copyright.PENANALFwNFg6Lak
一路上避開村民,不過因為人很少,很輕易就做到了。80Please respect copyright.PENANAtoiZJQtHgy
米德魯神父的住所位在教堂旁,並沒有多起眼,和村民們的房屋差異不大。80Please respect copyright.PENANAIDgYM9ACIt
80Please respect copyright.PENANAAbuh4VQyEd
禮貌性地敲了敲門,阿嘉莎推開木門,進到屋內。80Please respect copyright.PENANAdFa8dXwsxu
塞繆爾正坐在床邊的椅子上打瞌睡,這幾天都是他在照顧著米德魯。80Please respect copyright.PENANAiMxeBdny3W
「呼……呼……」80Please respect copyright.PENANAmsAMRbHIop
「塞繆爾大人?」阿嘉莎輕輕碰了碰塞繆爾,不過沒有反應:「塞繆爾大人!」80Please respect copyright.PENANAxzTEiFte9j
「嗚喔!」80Please respect copyright.PENANAsxsqjR69dz
80Please respect copyright.PENANA62cHXHSQjs
碰!80Please respect copyright.PENANAZC2O6FPGxj
80Please respect copyright.PENANAULXImh1oxN
嚇得塞繆爾猛地一動,整個椅子翻倒,他也摔落在地。80Please respect copyright.PENANAa8b6dowDC1
「呃……痛痛痛……怎麼回事?」80Please respect copyright.PENANAbJyT2WPyCp
「我帶了,魔女小姐……她說她能治療神父……」80Please respect copyright.PENANAAecDXXzbdO
塞繆爾稍微側身,看到阿嘉莎從身後進屋的魔女。80Please respect copyright.PENANA9YQAWyds2N
魔女朝他做出優雅的微笑和行禮……80Please respect copyright.PENANAPDjYjluh6F
80Please respect copyright.PENANAN8RjEefuDQ
魔女輕輕抬起米德魯神父的手,檢查他的狀況。80Please respect copyright.PENANANfCtwYsrlH
「發燒……高溫……嗯,正常的反應……不過比較輕微……」80Please respect copyright.PENANATERr3MECLa
她嘴裡唸唸有詞。80Please respect copyright.PENANAlh5IEEJneB
「沒皮疹?奇怪……不對,誤差正常……每個人狀況不同……」80Please respect copyright.PENANAQMc7PDsvyd
她說的很小聲,阿嘉莎和塞繆爾都沒聽清楚。不知道在說些什麼,大概是在檢查米德魯神父的狀況。80Please respect copyright.PENANAgPufZ8bByk
80Please respect copyright.PENANA2VRkm31yIV
一會後,魔女放下神父的手。80Please respect copyright.PENANAxD8VbM9np8
「嗯嗯……小修女?」80Please respect copyright.PENANAjjNn3y4VJN
「我在。」80Please respect copyright.PENANAKhiR77jumU
「有紙和筆嗎?」80Please respect copyright.PENANALtyedFXNOj
「我有,我給你,等等……」80Please respect copyright.PENANAGndRE5i6TZ
塞繆爾從胸口的口袋裏拿出一本小冊,從裡面撕下一張紙,又拿了隻羽毛筆給魔女。80Please respect copyright.PENANAfDZ4JTYFYV
魔女在紙上寫了些詞彙,然後遞給阿嘉莎。80Please respect copyright.PENANAwsj0uGz0eR
「拿去,把這些藥材合起來,就可以治好得病的人了。」魔女笑著說道。80Please respect copyright.PENANATYlGTcJ2KO
「這麼簡單啊……」塞繆爾有些不可置信。80Please respect copyright.PENANAn8OFgsaihR
「呵呵,就是這麼簡單。」80Please respect copyright.PENANAXpf11NH1Rc
80Please respect copyright.PENANAFAerTq4wbd
不過阿嘉莎沒有回應,她盯著紙上的字好久。80Please respect copyright.PENANA0epgL2UzqX
「怎麼了嗎,小修女?」80Please respect copyright.PENANA86WRfYx4Ej
「那個……我看不懂……」80Please respect copyright.PENANAD70uBiIAJH
阿嘉莎把紙條遞回去。80Please respect copyright.PENANAamZ7VDyFOB
上面寫的詞彙,全部都是奇怪的符號,應該說,異族文字。80Please respect copyright.PENANAwVffATJ9p8
魔女愣了一下,但迅速接過紙條,劃去上面的詞彙,重新寫了一遍。80Please respect copyright.PENANAfzCl3gv13e
這次阿嘉莎看得懂了。80Please respect copyright.PENANAu2KrsZNax1
80Please respect copyright.PENANAyEqa7YwzpK
隨後,阿嘉莎和塞繆爾用這個藥方配置出藥來,然後用米德魯神父做實驗。80Please respect copyright.PENANAvMCczgalrC
兩天後,神父的病好了……80Please respect copyright.PENANAZOMvl9PLcf
接著,又過一個禮拜,村人們服用藥物後通通痊癒了。80Please respect copyright.PENANAptXeLGolID
彷彿瘟疫從來沒有來過一樣。80Please respect copyright.PENANAJxGvuN3oUX
80Please respect copyright.PENANAfKmLECrGGp
在阿嘉莎的請求下,病好起來的米格魯神父答應組織村民一起製藥。80Please respect copyright.PENANA9Baey5RXlc
一個月後,東、西和南邊疫情也緩和了,得病的人吃過藥後很快便恢復過來。80Please respect copyright.PENANALtilnHGpaS
80Please respect copyright.PENANAPy51L046C8
人們歡呼著,紛紛相信魔女並非魔女——而是上主的使者。80Please respect copyright.PENANA3XhM28APbA
她不再被囚禁,而是移動到阿嘉莎修女的住所暫住,也能自由活動。80Please respect copyright.PENANAfR0nYAsk3E
她是這裡第一起翻案的魔女被告……80Please respect copyright.PENANAWD6YXHp5V0
80Please respect copyright.PENANAtzpbHPyFEe
80Please respect copyright.PENANAIqkRlfptaM