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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJ9zInGjcY
不知何時，太陽默默地躲了起來，天空變得灰濛濛的。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFtF5XACWm
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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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ246LSXNYk
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Z1eJloIzl
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瘟疫，到了。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8oYJ8S4OR
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早上，慣例的彌撒結束……71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡji8G4cfRDg
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGWIpflr9X
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoajR7nFnct
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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……71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDI2Si9Mu5
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「……阿們。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKY3u7uNctR
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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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwVqT5bjD7
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuJzSBykyQ
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……71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUU0A0dkRb
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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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9C30xSN9b
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gTGxi91CC
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CLKswOE6Z
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KARILVmvI
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大概率不是，但萬一是呢？71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTKs3ykxGF
這是目前村人們主流的想法。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡep6eBVu8XY
而阿嘉莎，打算利用這個想法……71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7Pq6P7Vpm
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喀——71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPeFzZzXVS
厚重的倉庫門被輕輕推開，阿嘉莎小心翼翼地闔上門。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgk7JjHrxY
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgiudNlBBG
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVb5Yl7GOA7
阿嘉莎終於忍不住了：「魔女小姐，您到底在讀什麼書呀？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXfrGlQvJR
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIYAMnmfXn
聽到阿嘉莎的聲音，魔女微微抬起頭。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkQjON448h
「這本嗎？你可以自己來看看，這是怎麼樣的一本書。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmnzEJbQhI
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYWlD4fwn6
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeu7piixuyO
「我看看……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3nyVz860j
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKizTX0Bye
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLs6nOsbtG
「這個是什麼？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhV9UzNEGJ
「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？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5g8gPlbMIp
「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？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHvkG7QMyH
「呵呵……看到熊尾巴了嗎？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMD6KDfDV5F
「嗯。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vW0eHgpKI
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。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYI5tvrV4eP
阿嘉莎點了點頭。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJozrt4F3Y
「那對你來說呢？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1R4bO8Fhr
「呵呵，對我來說，用處可就大多了……比如，預測未來……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQLmsaTd7v
「預測未來？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡys5h2ez7r2
魔女閉著眼，沒有回答。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRCUB5aj5z
「魔女小姐？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSFaIPP2ND
魔女睜開眼，看了看阿嘉莎。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsb3uXu5U6
「占星……你聽過嗎？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yB9OXzNHt
「聽過。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2V4mCKLV5
「那可是項很有趣的活動……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1NUSjHegb
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啪——71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwaEbc1Bj2
魔女闔上書本。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeU36ORaVNb
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoy51h0HSj
「你應該不是來找我聊天的吧，小修女？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxvYJuWvqR
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsUTZjkiwl
聽到這句，阿嘉莎突然想起原本的目的。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFBkzBPw82
「啊對……抱歉。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Iq6HB27nF
她趕忙整理起食物，遞給魔女。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHTyyU0D4J
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzcObKbf2B
「魔女小姐，你不是說……你可以阻止瘟疫嗎？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwl7L3cnL0
「嗯，種摸了（怎麼了）？」魔女嘴裡含著食物，咬字不清地回覆。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjsGHC19Hr
「聞言已經傳播到村裡了……我希望你……你可以幫幫我們……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkHUjwg6rq
魔女停下進食，抬頭看向阿嘉莎。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObjMrHBwzl
阿嘉莎慌亂地擺擺手。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dgIfmUXq6
「啊不，抱歉……你才剛從火刑架上下來，大概不是很愉快吧……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDk1J0cbKK
阿嘉莎低著頭，她感覺自己其實沒什麼臉求魔女幫助村莊。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcF0tkydm5
「好，帶我去。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcUPEfmIB2
「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？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tTpru6TBb
阿嘉突然意識到魔女的回答。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfTcMO0yXH
「我說，帶我過去吧。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxc3OyjIgZP
魔女微笑著抬起手，將鐐銬露出……71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrig3YNrAX0
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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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVzsjuWnzu
一路上避開村民，不過因為人很少，很輕易就做到了。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSvHEqN5jI
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNMgJWouti
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUzAyXpt6d
禮貌性地敲了敲門，阿嘉莎推開木門，進到屋內。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGGPa5HEgD
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50PXsrFfmL
「呼……呼……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrqZYd4EXH
「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！」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxcFluGBry
「嗚喔！」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQiEsUtZcn
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碰！71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxAk7ANCTK
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjKJaxN0W2
嚇得塞繆爾猛地一動，整個椅子翻倒，他也摔落在地。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoDMXczB8V
「呃……痛痛痛……怎麼回事？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2ag2cSDa1
「我帶了，魔女小姐……她說她能治療神父……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMQcz2Jpea
塞繆爾稍微側身，看到阿嘉莎從身後進屋的魔女。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4di2z6EAw
魔女朝他做出優雅的微笑和行禮……71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6ntC8hSyB
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZyiQIU8Rh
魔女輕輕抬起米德魯神父的手，檢查他的狀況。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocgOhtaFxr
「發燒……高溫……嗯，正常的反應……不過比較輕微……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCThwbBVDTI
她嘴裡唸唸有詞。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5hlOSnDl6
「沒皮疹？奇怪……不對，誤差正常……每個人狀況不同……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSMbhLZPOi
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz6btsp4qr
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZ46I3cCN8
一會後，魔女放下神父的手。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy7MfKlrp3
「嗯嗯……小修女？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOyBxO6syy
「我在。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SCD2UOGZl
「有紙和筆嗎？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWVcLjPEAW
「我有，我給你，等等……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DDnaXG6eH
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0N8A3MfZZ2
魔女在紙上寫了些詞彙，然後遞給阿嘉莎。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uJUZMa5yq
「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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSK1oUUaNd
「這麼簡單啊……」塞繆爾有些不可置信。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MWmIPU5rl
「呵呵，就是這麼簡單。」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrnKmLUyTx
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Y2Za2uuST
不過阿嘉莎沒有回應，她盯著紙上的字好久。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkC3rTZ05ed
「怎麼了嗎，小修女？」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhp9m9p6ICB
「那個……我看不懂……」71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozkSBPVsOM
阿嘉莎把紙條遞回去。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWARQkmGtM
上面寫的詞彙，全部都是奇怪的符號，應該說，異族文字。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDS2c7tlPIq
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDZXFFiaqW
這次阿嘉莎看得懂了。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hTWIvMqBI
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt699UVjS4U
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2ZR1I9n0I
兩天後，神父的病好了……71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdpFLRriWx
接著，又過一個禮拜，村人們服用藥物後通通痊癒了。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRKm6xVu8C
彷彿瘟疫從來沒有來過一樣。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPQEceuAiz
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKPIItzP0T
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3E0hbGjkrQ
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzl2cpGdYkI
71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3LULG51do
人們歡呼著，紛紛相信魔女並非魔女——而是上主的使者。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uwa40CJsx
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。71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sntXjKjlX
她是這裡第一起翻案的魔女被告……71Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvcP5NHmZZ
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