火刑當日的，豔陽下的大雨下了整整三天，直到今日上午才停下。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfvKLD8uSt
不知何時，太陽默默地躲了起來，天空變得灰濛濛的。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOJKVOslqC
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信使的咳嗽越發嚴重，隨著他的移動，村內越來越多人開始咳嗽。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBBb2LqKqx
身上長出皮疹，不自覺痛苦地扭曲身體，有些人還發起了高燒。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8k8Seq5Xh
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瘟疫，到了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyeU9mpFnl
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早上，慣例的彌撒結束……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBExE4TBgg
說是彌撒，其實已經變成信徒們自己來教堂禱告，禱告完後就趕緊離去。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayT4X20Ujv
因為村內主持彌撒的米德魯神父如今正發著高燒，躺在家裡不能動彈。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlv6XWnZqJ
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阿嘉莎修女例行地跪在神子受難像前，虔誠地禱告，祈求上主能將下奇蹟，拯救村人……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfO5GBUyrtV
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「……阿們。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfi5DLTgJHC
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禱告結束，阿嘉莎提起準備好的餐籃，往村莊偏僻的倉庫走去。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcjUBi4Gm2
路上冷冷清清，村民們大多數都躲在自己家中，除非必要否則都不外出。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxqhLmQxpl
遠遠地農地上，有些農夫正組織家人們迅速採收沒被泡爛的作物，儘管尚未成熟，但勉強還能吃……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJlToUJgjo
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倉庫邊，那位衛兵杜比斯已經離崗了，據說也得了病，正在家裡休息。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdUYsd6j2w
村長也沒有另外派衛兵來，因此將鑰匙交給了每天都會來送飯的阿嘉莎修女保管。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vCKABjrcM
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如今已沒有人在看守魔女，自那次異象之後，許多人開始懷疑她可能真的是天使。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EwKt6LC8V
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大概率不是，但萬一是呢？37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lkVUJRHjx
這是目前村人們主流的想法。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0j0oc2m4N
而阿嘉莎，打算利用這個想法……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXG7mILkOM
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喀——37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTux8u0aIE
厚重的倉庫門被輕輕推開，阿嘉莎小心翼翼地闔上門。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkT0aqfMH0
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倉庫內，那位白髮的魔女依舊靠坐在牆邊閱讀她那本沒有封面的書籍。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStkVC9AUxO
阿嘉莎終於忍不住了：「魔女小姐，您到底在讀什麼書呀？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8m0queGpj
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聽到阿嘉莎的聲音，魔女微微抬起頭。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OV3p9wYkV
「這本嗎？你可以自己來看看，這是怎麼樣的一本書。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOmW9bocs6
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9l5lU6ZYfO
阿嘉莎隨手將餐籃放在木板箱上，走到魔女身旁蹲坐下來，靠過去看看那本書。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3O17ONk7i
「我看看……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesKYjoOsbX
書本上面畫著各式各樣奇妙的圖形，看起來像寶石的小點們在微微塗黑的紙上被排列成各種形狀——就好像，夜空中的星星一樣。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzs9MbJYGAa
一旁還標註上印刷出來的不知名的異族文字，阿嘉莎讀不懂，她伸出手指指著其中一個圖案。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnczrSY2rqL
「這個是什麼？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoh2slGU7r
「星相……你手指的這個，叫『大熊』，瞧……」魔女也伸出白皙的手指，在圖像上劃了過去：「有沒有像一隻熊？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdvazdPsNh
「真的，好神奇！」阿嘉莎臉上帶著孩童獲得新知般的笑容，不過她馬上想到了另一個問題：「感覺很厲害，但……這有什麼用？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI55sOwaPVT
「呵呵……看到熊尾巴了嗎？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSssv43WU9c
「嗯。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Obd7IEKhN
魔女指著「大熊」的尾部，然後向旁延伸點距離，指著圖案上另一個小點：「這個叫北極星，春夏時可以透過這種方式找到。對旅行者和水手們來說，可以用來辨識方位。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4yTpArClX
阿嘉莎點了點頭。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9LOOj1vf0
「那對你來說呢？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3doNCOLb8c
「呵呵，對我來說，用處可就大多了……比如，預測未來……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpOTOMrzvL
「預測未來？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eEyqnAJfR
魔女閉著眼，沒有回答。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPNnfBCza5
「魔女小姐？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0jXn1dUhN
魔女睜開眼，看了看阿嘉莎。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxtW1GiEPC
「占星……你聽過嗎？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXiIG6T2Na
「聽過。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkn0xdmy3il
「那可是項很有趣的活動……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPJFPwVqGe
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啪——37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnspvDaN11R
魔女闔上書本。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OCtZ1m8JC
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「你應該不是來找我聊天的吧，小修女？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEgOj8zCaK
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3vud5TtHE
聽到這句，阿嘉莎突然想起原本的目的。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXM3H7qLdcl
「啊對……抱歉。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsC2qmtJQwc
她趕忙整理起食物，遞給魔女。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rlQyfPXzX
看著慢悠悠吃著東西的魔女，阿嘉莎猶豫了一會，像是在下定決心。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKRq1QFJyf
「魔女小姐，你不是說……你可以阻止瘟疫嗎？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3taDsPWLR
「嗯，種摸了（怎麼了）？」魔女嘴裡含著食物，咬字不清地回覆。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5MvcOXQ4X
「聞言已經傳播到村裡了……我希望你……你可以幫幫我們……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8Jr1UZmXe
魔女停下進食，抬頭看向阿嘉莎。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQ6lmwcbDM
阿嘉莎慌亂地擺擺手。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3VjuvX1MV
「啊不，抱歉……你才剛從火刑架上下來，大概不是很愉快吧……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagwTGQaq9B
阿嘉莎低著頭，她感覺自己其實沒什麼臉求魔女幫助村莊。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqLpkanSwl
「好，帶我去。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjC6OgGDjm
「果然……沒關係的，不願意的話。但已經有人……有人覺得你真的是……什麼？你剛剛說什麼？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeVQKHjtAi
阿嘉突然意識到魔女的回答。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzr2qvRxY4m
「我說，帶我過去吧。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSRa1WcnHa
魔女微笑著抬起手，將鐐銬露出……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUI90FSrjI
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之後，阿嘉莎替魔女解開鐐銬，讓她重新活動活動後，帶著魔女去往米德魯神父的家。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzb9GYBWXs
一路上避開村民，不過因為人很少，很輕易就做到了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrlwrYDm1V
米德魯神父的住所位在教堂旁，並沒有多起眼，和村民們的房屋差異不大。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoKdaF3YHE
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禮貌性地敲了敲門，阿嘉莎推開木門，進到屋內。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5E40IjGBeM
塞繆爾正坐在床邊的椅子上打瞌睡，這幾天都是他在照顧著米德魯。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IK3tcCMM0
「呼……呼……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFHlWT5yf7
「塞繆爾大人？」阿嘉莎輕輕碰了碰塞繆爾，不過沒有反應：「塞繆爾大人！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfHSopoSQh
「嗚喔！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwudBPHdk3a
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碰！37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKkSziESez
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嚇得塞繆爾猛地一動，整個椅子翻倒，他也摔落在地。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyTTHaK9cN
「呃……痛痛痛……怎麼回事？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0ZvUrWAyf
「我帶了，魔女小姐……她說她能治療神父……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2KVAklIjm
塞繆爾稍微側身，看到阿嘉莎從身後進屋的魔女。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwLmr94Wp6
魔女朝他做出優雅的微笑和行禮……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqJyfxnS9r
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魔女輕輕抬起米德魯神父的手，檢查他的狀況。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlVOXf0MKp
「發燒……高溫……嗯，正常的反應……不過比較輕微……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwLALXf5ME
她嘴裡唸唸有詞。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgraiLNVXz
「沒皮疹？奇怪……不對，誤差正常……每個人狀況不同……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQnT06dceU
她說的很小聲，阿嘉莎和塞繆爾都沒聽清楚。不知道在說些什麼，大概是在檢查米德魯神父的狀況。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WhJGTcoDv
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一會後，魔女放下神父的手。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaisB94th3
「嗯嗯……小修女？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQshmACt9Z
「我在。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAy8jFDbIw
「有紙和筆嗎？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2luXkpSipN
「我有，我給你，等等……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlbQ5pEcBd
塞繆爾從胸口的口袋裏拿出一本小冊，從裡面撕下一張紙，又拿了隻羽毛筆給魔女。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIQ44TlDUY
魔女在紙上寫了些詞彙，然後遞給阿嘉莎。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXAQbUrEyy
「拿去，把這些藥材合起來，就可以治好得病的人了。」魔女笑著說道。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRCbtt6RQd
「這麼簡單啊……」塞繆爾有些不可置信。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPl4ATvZsj
「呵呵，就是這麼簡單。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGW5x7N88Z
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不過阿嘉莎沒有回應，她盯著紙上的字好久。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RXSsZLFsU
「怎麼了嗎，小修女？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJeaurrYP7
「那個……我看不懂……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4pL6ulOlL
阿嘉莎把紙條遞回去。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRXcGlyuCb
上面寫的詞彙，全部都是奇怪的符號，應該說，異族文字。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT137swWF4n
魔女愣了一下，但迅速接過紙條，劃去上面的詞彙，重新寫了一遍。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaIfaBAo8U
這次阿嘉莎看得懂了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3UL9I5xwc
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隨後，阿嘉莎和塞繆爾用這個藥方配置出藥來，然後用米德魯神父做實驗。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7Zow4tXVV
兩天後，神父的病好了……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxzjDRbemo
接著，又過一個禮拜，村人們服用藥物後通通痊癒了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsCyu2x9xi
彷彿瘟疫從來沒有來過一樣。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliM8NloFyX
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在阿嘉莎的請求下，病好起來的米格魯神父答應組織村民一起製藥。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphMlkei3yB
一個月後，東、西和南邊疫情也緩和了，得病的人吃過藥後很快便恢復過來。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGcvPIWL9t
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人們歡呼著，紛紛相信魔女並非魔女——而是上主的使者。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vpciPFzbX
她不再被囚禁，而是移動到阿嘉莎修女的住所暫住，也能自由活動。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnib0Nq8n9o
她是這裡第一起翻案的魔女被告……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2BAofX7id
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