Avilia stared at Gabriel, wondering if he really had such a thought in his mind. He had attacked the Church of Flames not long ago, making them suffer like they never did before. It hadn't even been a week since then and he was now moving onto another Church?
Gabriel glanced at the young lady next to him, but didn't explain his true thoughts for the time being.
Receiving no response, Avilia could only roll her eyes and stopped asking. In any case, it didn't matter if he told him or not. As long as she was accompanying him, she was going to know what he planned when the time came.
Moreover, even if he planned to attack the Church of Light for whatever reason, it had nothing to do with her. It wasn't as if she was going to take part in that battle. She had already cleared her stance about this.
Silence ensued as no one spoke anymore. Only the sound of rushing winds could be heard as the beast raced through the vast sky.
....
Three hours passed and the flying beast was already close to the Royal City of Lumen. Throughout the way, none of the two spoke anything.
Fortunately, they didn't come across anyone else during their journey either. Not many people could afford such majestic flying beasts that could fly at such an altitude after all.
At such a height, it was even impossible to observe the ground. Only the clouds could be seen under the flying beast.
"We are getting close to the Royal City. Do you really not want to use any disguise?"
The long silence was finally broken by the Holy Priestess of Summoning. According to Gabriel, there were many people who had seen his real face in Lumen. It was quite troublesome to enter without a disguise.
"You think I wouldn't have used a disguise if I had the ability?" Gabriel answered. He really had no way to disguise his face in a convincing manner. The only reason he was able to do it last time was thanks to Lambard's ring.
"If possible, I would've preferred to deal with Lambard first to get a disguise treasure," he added. "Even if I manage to find his whereabouts with the help of his maid, it's quite hard to deal with him due to the protective city he hides inside."
" He can't be handled in a short time. So I had to forget about that treasure for the time being. It's much better to wait for him to crawl out of his city in search of that woman. As for this trip, it can't be delayed."
"Do you really think Lambard will come out of his city for that woman?" The Holy Priestess of Summoning couldn't help but laugh.
She lightly tapped Gabriel's forehead. "Young man, it seems you really don't know that rat well. If there was a ranking of cowards, Lambard would've been at the top of that ranking."
"Even if you find his parents and kill them outside the city, he won't come out, especially when it's clearly a trap. To him, his life is most precious."
"I know it won't be easy to make him come out. Still, it's worth a try. If he doesn't come out soon enough, it won't be too late to go to his city personally."
Gabriel really wanted that ring of disguise since it was so helpful. However, trying to take the ring from Lambard was no different than trying to pull meat out of a lion's mouth.
Avilia had already told him that the Holy Priestess of Thunder and the Holy Priestess of Water attacked him together. Despite such an assault, he was still safe and sound inside the city.
If he had that kind of defensive capabilities, even Gabriel wasn't confident enough to be able to break his defence even if he found Lambard.
What was worse for him was Lambard's skill which helped him teleport his city to an unknown location. Even if he found that city, if he couldn't deal with it swiftly, it was no less than giving Lambard an opportunity to shift his city again. At that point, finding him would've been even harder.
Gabriel wanted to be Swift and decisive in his strike to make sure that he didn't give Lambard a chance to escape when he did so. That was why he didn't go there right away. First he wanted to be stronger! And the key to that strength was what lied in the Royal City of Lumen!
"Don't worry about me. I'll find my own way inside the city."
Even though he didn't have a way to disguise himself in a convincing manner, he still had enough confidence in being able to enter the City and about unnecessary attention.
For a brief moment, Avilia glared at the young man. "You really love to make simple things more complicated, don't you?"
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that with my help, do you really need to sneak around?" The Holy Priestess asked.
"What are you implying?" Gabriel still didn't understand what the woman was trying to say. He wondered if she meant that she was going to shelter him openly to make sure that no one harmed him even if he walked openly. However, he soon realized that with this girl's personality, that wasn't possible.
"I mean you don't need a Numen for such a simple thing. I'm enough for that."
"You mean with my disguise? You have a way?"
The young lady only smiled in response as she joined her hands. A small formation circle appeared before her in the air.
Gabriel curiously looked at the summoning circle which looked slightly different than the ones from before.
The summoning circle was also way smaller than the one before. It only had a diameter of twenty centimetres.
From the small formation circle, a small creature flew out. The strange creature was quite odd. It was like a small sparrow, but it was even smaller than Gabriel's finger. It was as if someone had made a miniature version of a seven coloured sparrow.
"What is this creature?" Gabriel asked, observing the tiny sparrow which circled the Holy Priestess of Summoning while the summoning circle disappeared.
"It's the Seven-coloured Illusory Sparrow. Don't look at its size. It's a high tier beast. In terms of sheer magical powers, it should be comparable to a Head Priest," Avilia answered, surprising Gabriel.
She raised her hand. The small sparrow landed on the beautiful hand of the young lady. "That's only based on the magical strength though. Its fighting strength is almost nil."
"You mean it can't even defeat an ordinary Mage if you sent it to fight?" Gabriel asked.
Avilia nodded.
"Then what's the use of its magical strength? It can't be that simple, can it? With the topic at hand and based on its name, I suppose it uses its magical strength to cast some omission?" Gabriel inquired, already having a rough guess.
"Exactly. With its help, as long as you don't come across Izen or another Holy Priest, no one should be able to see what you really look like. This should help you move freely."
As Avilia finished speaking, she sent a command to the little sparrow. The sparrow flew closer to Gabriel and landed on the young man's shoulders.
As soon as the sparrow landed, its body started shining, covering Gabriel in a mysterious light.
An illusion appeared around Gabriel, thanks to the little bird. In the illusion, he looked like a completely different man. He was slightly taller. His face was still young and handsome, but quite different from his real face. His hair appeared blonde and his eyes a beautiful shade of blue that could charm even the most stubborn of ladies.
"Not bad," Avilia smirked. She could see through the illusion, but she could also see what the illusion made him appear. "Though I must say, I prefer your real face. In this illusion, you look like a sheltered brat."
