C9 The Mission (4)

The figure stepped out into the sphere of light with a most benign smile and his eyes twinkling.

There was a streak of gray on his long hair and his cassock scraped the ground, trailing dust and grime.

Scarlet felt a fluttering sensation in her chest, but she was unable to determine what had triggered it or where it was coming from.

“You got her. I can see Mother Rose