The Release That Witch
Chapters 10's

This week, the weather is not good, the sky is always gray, Karl van Bate's mood is like the weather, gloomy to extreme.

Walking on the wet stone streets, from time to time there are people greeting him . In this city, Karl runs a school. In Graycastle, noble children with a talent for going to school, attending different colleges, here he also teaches for the children of ordinary people. Therefore, in this border town, he had a very high reputation.

“Hei, Mr van Bate, good morning.”

“Master, is my son okay?”

"When you're free, Karl, let's go fishing together."

At ordinary times Karl would always smile and respond to them, but today he just nodded, never saying a word.

Ever since he witnessed Anna's hanging, in his eyes the world seemed flawed - or to say since her departure from Graycastle, a crack seemed to appear, but he deliberately turned a blind eye. He used his busyness to numb himself, and to a certain extent, he even used the plain smiles of the students, to cover this gap.

Until Anna died, he thought, the world had not changed. But after hanging, the cracks not only did not disappear, but also expanded.

Regarding Anna, she recalled the memories of half a year earlier. With over thirty children in her class she did not stand out, with her normal appearance, she had never been a talkative person, but there was something that made Karl feel a little impressed.

It was his passion for knowledge. No matter what they were going to teach, character or history, he could always remember it on his first try. Even if it was the boring history and evolution of religion, he was always seen holding a book. She had seen the young woman helping to take care of her neighbor's sheep, sitting in the sun, Anna carefully combed the sheep's hair, gently, like someone would do it with a baby. The image that he could still remember so clearly was the sweet smile of a happy girl, no matter what or how she could not think of him as an evil and evil person.

Then there was a fire in her place, and unfortunately Anna's mother died, after which Anna never returned to college. He never saw her again, until a week ago, when she was proven to be a witch and hung in the town square.

Tempted by the devil? The unclean guy? Wicked? All fart! In his heart, for the first time he doubted the Holy Church, for the first time he doubted the knowledge they gave him.

Whether Anna was a witch or not, she did not know, but she would never turn evil! If an immature girl, a girl who knew nothing about the world and was full of curiosity could be called evil, then the administration officials of Graycastle were from hell and possessed by demons as well! In order to save several hundred gold royals, they deliberately stole stone materials instead, which led to the collapse of the half-finished theater building; over thirty artisans from their guild had died.

But were they hanged? Not one! The judge finally decided that the leader of the masons was not suitable for his work, he was sentenced in exile, the masons were forced to disperse.

And Carl, who knew the insight story, escaped from the limelight and left Graycastle, he followed the path to the west, finally ending up in the border town.

He managed to set up the college, with many students, he already knew the new neighbors, he found new friends, but the crimes of the Graycastle officers were always etched in his mind. Now, once again he felt the world was mocking him - what evil, the gods of heaven, could they see clearly?

The last incredible straw for Karl was Nana.

Nana and Anna were not the same; it could even be said that they were the opposite. She was a very agile girl, quite famous in college. Only rarely attended class, and when he was there, he could never notice, just lying on the grass. If you ask what he is doing, he will giggle for a bit, and then he will answer that he is looking at a fight between grasshoppers and ants.

Nana's face was always full of laughter; it seemed to be her nature. The evil world had nothing to do with him, at least in college, he could always be happy and could laugh. Karl was even a little curious - had he ever cried since birth.

Until two days ago, when suddenly with a grim face, Nana came to see him, “Teacher, will I be hanged too, like Anna?”

This lets him know, his disciple, Nana has become a witch.

“Ah, isn't that Teacher? Come here and help us see what he has to say. ”

Karl felt as if someone had pulled up his sleeve. He looked up and found that he had arrived at the town square. Many people stood around the board and shouted, that someone should tell them what the announcement said, hearing the name of van Bate, everyone consciously stepped aside.

"Teacher, you happened to come, help us see it."

“You were right, originally Meg was going to read this to us, but the end result, before she told us, she had a stomachache and had to go to the toilet, until now she did not come back.”

As usual, he nodded with a smile, then he explained in detail the contents of the bulletin board to everyone listening. But at this time Karl discovered that it was impossible - the smiles and enthusiasm of these people were not fake, but to him it was fake, but to him it was fake, but seeing this, he said, it is becoming increasingly intolerable to wear the fake mask itself.

Karl had to swallow his emotions, take a deep breath, and walk to the front of the announcement list.

"The prince asked for help for the construction of a new building in the border town, different types of jobs are available" he said.

But I am also one of the killers, and what qualifications do I have to blame them? The one who told them that witches are evil, isn't that me? Karl had a bitter taste in his mouth, look, everything they knew I had taught them, word for word the doctrine of the Holy Church, I always thought I taught well, to hell with it!

“Stone grinders, they should be male, 20 to 40 years old and healthy. Payment, 25 bronze royals per day. "

Mud craftsmen, not limited to gender, are over 18 years old, they must have experience in the field of stone, the daily payment will be 45 bronze nobles. ”

“Labour, must be male, aged 18 years or over, 12 bronze royals per day.”

“……”

No, he had to do something, if Anna's death was irreparable, then at least he couldn't let Nana die. Karl heard his inner voice shout, "the Mason union collapses when you don't stand up, Anna is hanged when she doesn't stand up, do you like what happens when you shut up, you know, helplessly looking at this sweet child, when will he be sent to the gallows? ”

But what can he do? Can he escape with Nana outside Border Town? He had his own family, a family that traveled with him from Graycastle, only when life got better did they have to leave again? Even Nana herself, who was born into a wealthy family, will she leave her fixed place of life?

The stonemason, not limited by gender, unlimited age, who takes precedence is the one who participates in the construction for the government of the city, such as forts, or other forts, the recruitment of city halls for the long term, the, with a monthly salary of 1 gold kingdom. ”

“Additional terms: People with rich experience and excellent performance, can get official position.”

After reading the notice, the people became even more noisy, "paying monthly 1 royal gold, this is even better than the payment for the cavalry troops!"

“Will you go? Can you build a fort? ”

“You, don't just stare at this, find a job, every day you will be paid for the job, counting together you will not get more than by hunting.”

“Indeed, when going hunting it may lose its own life and when you have to dodge it is also possible to get lost.”

Karl van Bate did not notice this; he concentrated on seals and signatures at the last notice. It was the signature of Roland Wimbledon, the fourth prince.

Does the prince not know that the Moon Demon has arrived? Whatever he wants to build, this is not a good time to start. It seemed that His Majesty knew nothing about the construction, as long as he could become a mason, would he attract his attention ...... Karl suddenly got the idea, perhaps through this recruitment, he could see the prince himself, the supreme ruler of the Border town .

This thought of letting Karl swallow saliva, could he convince the prince that the witches were not evil? There were rumors about His Majesty's unique ideas, he should have a different character from ordinary people, but also that he hated the church very much. Maybe he can do it! He thought, although in the end hanging Anna was ordered by Prince Roland, but everyone could see she was unwilling to do so.

The prince himself was still in his early twenties, this should have made it easier to understand, the girls were still of married age, how did they suddenly become evil and commit such an unforgivable act?

Of course, there was a chance that Karl would end up as the Witch's Helper, he would have to go to the gallows, along with the witch. Church law stipulates that anyone who protects a witch or who will ask for leniency, should be considered as someone who abandons himself and becomes a disciple of the devil.

Only the prince, the prince who hates the church, can be his last hope, because only he can declare the church law as paper waste.

Charles prayed in his heart.

Although she did not know which God she should pray to, she closed her eyes and prayed for blessings.

To commemorate Anna's death, for Nana's sake who is still alive, and for herself, so that the cracks of her heart no longer extend.

He decided to take a risk.