Chapter 81: 2.42

"Ezra, have you taken a liking to this.. girl?" The Cardinal asked cautiously. 

He couldn't be too brazen in front of Ezra even if he wanted to. Ezra was on par with him when he received his evaluation two years ago, and he hadn't tested himself ever since. It wouldn't be a surprise if the young man had already surpassed him by now with how much his devotion was.

And him, the Cardinal, was rather worried by this fact.

He was supposed to be the strongest, so that he could hold a firm control over Palla.

But since there was Ezra, he couldn't ensure that the whole land was under his jurisdiction because he had to be careful about the young man. He thought to eradicate or trap him several times when he first saw how much Ezra improved with each time he saw him.