Will of chaos

Pov Érica's:

After the master left with the others to visit some Temples and Churches, I called Elsaris to help me with something.

Now we were both sitting on a street bench as we looked at a white Temple with the image of chains, books, and a scale with a book on one side and chains on the other side of the scale.

The Priests of this Temple wear combat clothing rather than normal robes, all carrying manacles and chains.

"So it was them?" (I)

"Yes, I knew immediately when I spotted the first one looking down an alley." (Elsaris)

"Why is the Temple of the Law after us?" (I)

"So far we've been away from them, this must be the first time we've seen them in person." (I)

"Why are they watching our house?" (I)

I had placed several tracking curses around the mansion where we are staying, I know trouble always comes with the master, so I can't let my guard down.

Just as I thought, my curse had been activated a few times, but I'm not good at stalking or spying, so I asked Elsaris for help.

"These idiots are after us for being criminals." (Elsaris)

"I'm not a criminal." (I)

"Please, how many people have you tortured and killed alongside Lilith?" (Elsaris)

"They were trash." (I)

"Trash for you, but for this temple, they were entitled to a trial before being condemned by their respective laws." (Elsaris)

"This sucks." (I)

"I know, but I'm not blaming you, they would have come after us anyway." (Elsaris)

"All the Priests of the different religions have sensitive senses, in the case of Lilith it is revenge, in the case of these Priests of the Law it is crime." (Elsaris)

"I remember studying this in my childhood, but I heard it wasn't perfect." (I)

"Because escaping those senses of the law is easy, you just have to hire someone to do the dirty work for you, so that person will be breaking the law." (Elsaris)

"That's why they were going to come after us anyway." (Elsaris)

"I think we committed some crimes." (I)

Elsaris placed her hand on my knee, but I felt the magic in her palm activate trying to form a telepathic link with me and I accepted.

"(I'll continue the conversation like this, because they noticed us.)" (Elsaris)

I try to look around, but I don't notice anything, I'm not good with these things, that's the specialty of the others.

"(The truth is that we have committed a stupidly large list of crimes, even as we speak there are still people in our group committing crimes.)" (Elsaris)

"(You're exaggerating.)" (I)

"(Murder, theft, kidnapping, production of illegal poisons, production of prohibited drugs and potions, torture, creation of illegal monsters, freeing slaves owned by others, conspiracy, smuggling, destruction of a kingdom, espionage, etc.)" (Elsaris)

"(With kingdom destroyed you don't mean...)" (I)

"(The Kingdom of Makari, yes.)" (Elsaris)

"(Even if we saved the Morror Continent, there were other ways that were not so efficient, but that would be better seen by the law.)" (Elsaris)

"(It doesn't matter if what we did was right or wrong, it doesn't matter reasons or excuses under the law, just facts.)" (Elsaris)

"(My Father is a good person who pretends to be evil, he can be a little cruel, but there are many rulers who do much darker things for the good of their nations.)" (Elsaris)

"(But he's crazy, he gives a lot of freedom to the people around him, he doesn't care about laws or rules anywhere other than the few he created for the Dungeon, and because of that we break laws and commit crimes on an ongoing basis.)" (Elsaris)

"(I can't deny it when every city we go to Kira and you rob any rich idiot with the master's permission.)" (I)

"(I guess we'll be in trouble now, right?)" (I)

"I don't know, I don't think so, they won't do anything, right Priest?" (Elsaris)

"So you noticed me?"

"..." (I)

I turn back to where a normal-looking man is standing, in place of the handcuffs on his waist attached to chains, he has a thick book attached to the chains at his waist.

"It wasn't necessary for me to know about you, I already knew you were watching us and by the time we're silent, I knew someone higher up would have been informed of our presence." (Elsaris)

"You seem to have a lot of crimes on you, Rogue."

"I've had a hard life and a flexible mind on how to deal with problems, but I'm sure you won't do anything to me, Priest." (Elsaris)

"Lucky for you."

"Unfortunately this island has its own rules that allow scum like you to walk through the crowd while we're forbidden to act."

"You must be careful what you say, Priest, the definition of scum varies greatly from person to person." (I)

"I can feel the criminal Aura emanating from you, an Aura like that means a very long list of crimes, at this point the only proof I need is a confession."

"Don't try to reason with rigid-minded people who think they're always right, it's always a waste of time and saliva." (Elsaris)

"Just stay away from us, we don't want trouble and I don't like causing trouble for the master." (I)

"Speak of the Heretic wanted by the Church of Light, that criminal one of these days will receive what he deserves."

"I'm sure he'll get what he deserves, like respect, admiration and a few other things that aren't polite to speak in public." (I)

"Keep mocking child, but you won't always be under the protection of this island."

"But at the moment they still are and I apologize for my intervention High Priest." (Alvin)

"You spend a lot of time intervening in our affairs, even when we never break the rules."

"That's because you always come dangerously close to breaking the rules while trying to mold them into something suitable for what you want." (Alvin)

"You dare say I don't follow the rules of this place?"

"I say you follow the rules but don't respect them, discussions about throwing you and your religion into the sea and kicking everyone out has been discussed more than once." (Alvin)

"The problem with things that are too rigid is that it's easy to get around them without breaking." (Elsaris)

"I think it would be to the benefit of the young ladies to go back to their homes, wouldn't you?" (Alvin)

"Yes, thank you very much for your help, Mr. Alvin." (I)

"I just do my duty." (Alvin)

"We will." (I)

Elsaris and I leave under the scowl of the High Priest of the Law, we head straight back to the mansion where we await the master's return to tell him about all this.