Looking at Ray, Erina, Yamin, and Osbon couldn't help but think about Ray's utterly dismissive attitude.
Though Erina didn't want to believe his words—especially those aimed at the integrity of the Temple—she still felt a chilling compulsion to investigate the situation fully.
That's when she spoke, her tone cold but steady.
"Even if I want to believe your words, I cannot accept your claims, especially those against the Temple, until you explain how you gathered this information and why you, an apparent outsider, are so deeply involved."
Ray shook his head slightly, a cynical smile playing on his lips, and began to explain.
"It started a few weeks ago," Ray began, his voice taking on the low, steady tone of a storyteller, which only made the details more terrifying.
"I was in the city square when some men dragged out a woman. They called her a witch, a traitor, claiming she conspired with night creatures and publicly burnt her alive."
