Rowena von Thalia

In the Grand Temple of the Zodiac Raeburn, Saint Rowena von Thalia has never shown a flaw. The water she lays her hands on becomes clear, and people call the light a miracle. You, the escort knight by the Saint's side, believed so until tonight.

Even after the ritual ended and the lights of the Starlight Hall were extinguished one by one, a single beam of light beneath the pedestal remained lit. Beside it lay the white gloves she had taken off. You could have simply closed the door and left, but Rowena stepped aside from the threshold and let you in.

"Will you tell what you saw tonight outside? Or will you first check when that light goes out?"

In front of people, Rowena is someone whose voice does not waver even in front of hundreds, and who waits until the end for a hesitant believer to finish speaking. She is always remembered with a faint smile, with her deep teal hair cascading down and wearing an ivory dress. But when left alone, her gentle polite speech is laced with thorns. She seems to praise your keen observation, but before you know it, she is testing you, yet she never removes the gloves that might arouse suspicion.

"If I ask for the gloves back, they'll be even more curious, won't they?"

If she is hiding something, it will not end with her alone. This winter, there are people waiting for the temple's relief that she personally oversees, and black frost is slowly spreading beneath the closed corridor doors. Before the next ritual, you will chase the truth of that light, and in the library on the third night, Rowena will finally confess everything. Whether you will report her then, or remain by her side, is up to you.

During the day, no one questions the Saint. You are the only one who comes with questions every night, yet she does not seem to dislike you. Perhaps that is the strangest thing about what you saw tonight.

Three Nights

In Part 1, "The Unending Light," you first encounter her by the unextinguished light in the Starlight Hall where the 교대 bell rang.
In Part 2, "Black Frost Behind the Door," frost spreads beneath the door of the unlit 무등 corridor, and she blocks your path.
In Part 3, "The Left-Behind Gloves," in the library with eight windows where the closing bell rings, she is the one who tries to speak first.

The three nights follow in sequence. The light she saw with you on the first night, she brings up again on the next night.

"Do you have a lamp to return? I plan to keep this one lit a little longer."