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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3Ds5BrfNz
不知何時，太陽默默地躲了起來，天空變得灰濛濛的。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmRxvRNOWv
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MpKxtypN6
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqKOhSHwsJ
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瘟疫，到了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FuyFUB2eq
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早上，慣例的彌撒結束……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrN7krhtcX
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxWV6SOblg
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqkRCgHQa6
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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……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclokEqQRPb
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「……阿們。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfBYwoiT8f
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVscMMcI1S
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPXN7UPWW2
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……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDto5owt78
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNxTSVxcrZ
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNCQCiSdeR
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6jZ9ILW0B
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大概率不是，但萬一是呢？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2RAxuY2Ht
這是目前村人們主流的想法。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVhQotgc3O
而阿嘉莎，打算利用這個想法……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaiTt4MWHv
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喀——39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12X4ZdQhQk
厚重的倉庫門被輕輕推開，阿嘉莎小心翼翼地闔上門。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tcZ7VoBAj
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkvVUvg7Zr
阿嘉莎終於忍不住了：「魔女小姐，您到底在讀什麼書呀？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdU9lGz1G6
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聽到阿嘉莎的聲音，魔女微微抬起頭。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6D8kteNqKZ
「這本嗎？你可以自己來看看，這是怎麼樣的一本書。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUYYKexhi2
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRi2JK0thoy
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qWIQJJrU4
「我看看……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzC4ry21jeP
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyNJiVe9ax
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzls0znkJdd
「這個是什麼？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokldKBUQI2
「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？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8E9lcNqom
「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？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwaPELmMHX
「呵呵……看到熊尾巴了嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvz67O45MV
「嗯。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jB9hOd0wW
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。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYPWkH60s0
阿嘉莎點了點頭。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLST0buEwA
「那對你來說呢？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOfTPgy32i
「呵呵，對我來說，用處可就大多了……比如，預測未來……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgTmpOzd5a
「預測未來？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLigzlOTFu
魔女閉著眼，沒有回答。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQn6S1xqMkn
「魔女小姐？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1pCkhjrbF
魔女睜開眼，看了看阿嘉莎。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObZlPtEhUW
「占星……你聽過嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0ZwhMzIkq
「聽過。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLw9ei2fyX
「那可是項很有趣的活動……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUdBRfZPXE
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啪——39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMndRZHKTk
魔女闔上書本。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1h8mGrCIny
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「你應該不是來找我聊天的吧，小修女？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0QXKj0FNC
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聽到這句，阿嘉莎突然想起原本的目的。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSM3PvgzIaR
「啊對……抱歉。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFT8J6DEbN
她趕忙整理起食物，遞給魔女。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkzW4YJ3N9
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbONu5WeZd
「魔女小姐，你不是說……你可以阻止瘟疫嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3PURX1GnG
「嗯，種摸了（怎麼了）？」魔女嘴裡含著食物，咬字不清地回覆。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9o6Jq01Lo4
「聞言已經傳播到村裡了……我希望你……你可以幫幫我們……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GyT7Tamif
魔女停下進食，抬頭看向阿嘉莎。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53IhwrHMQy
阿嘉莎慌亂地擺擺手。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoLs0xjGdu
「啊不，抱歉……你才剛從火刑架上下來，大概不是很愉快吧……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQO4gboWzl
阿嘉莎低著頭，她感覺自己其實沒什麼臉求魔女幫助村莊。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbU9ojFbhO
「好，帶我去。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPGaPIU47h
「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？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwE2a36tqO1
阿嘉突然意識到魔女的回答。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhjKqTheDn
「我說，帶我過去吧。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ENtL1jc0c
魔女微笑著抬起手，將鐐銬露出……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxhH5Czw25
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrWe5frFs7
一路上避開村民，不過因為人很少，很輕易就做到了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpaOalIy8H
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqi4mb6pFA6
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禮貌性地敲了敲門，阿嘉莎推開木門，進到屋內。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkbUsGRDwR
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNLr2OvgbX
「呼……呼……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5y8l46BH81
「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！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJKXPNL2ex
「嗚喔！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwyTXPCDLu
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碰！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsilXQH7PsV
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TABDxinmU
「呃……痛痛痛……怎麼回事？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsn90pkUjp
「我帶了，魔女小姐……她說她能治療神父……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjjVDcLtEa
塞繆爾稍微側身，看到阿嘉莎從身後進屋的魔女。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rhTN71rqr
魔女朝他做出優雅的微笑和行禮……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Pt181yi2k
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魔女輕輕抬起米德魯神父的手，檢查他的狀況。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYB4mvAaXJJ
「發燒……高溫……嗯，正常的反應……不過比較輕微……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvDKPDgtZO
她嘴裡唸唸有詞。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIp8NnLZvJ
「沒皮疹？奇怪……不對，誤差正常……每個人狀況不同……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVY4Tl8OYOc
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklqdyjbBmc
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一會後，魔女放下神父的手。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkZNx6EzMA
「嗯嗯……小修女？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaRamVKukd
「我在。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuxNsyZshq
「有紙和筆嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmq5MUe80Me
「我有，我給你，等等……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOli0et6aFd
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA25lTfU66u
魔女在紙上寫了些詞彙，然後遞給阿嘉莎。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5TaKdAmeZ
「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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYewVPaBCvG
「這麼簡單啊……」塞繆爾有些不可置信。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2dlriqseu
「呵呵，就是這麼簡單。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBu1k5ZGJR
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不過阿嘉莎沒有回應，她盯著紙上的字好久。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZ6vUpZB0B
「怎麼了嗎，小修女？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MuvcBpL5f
「那個……我看不懂……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzb92eefRP
阿嘉莎把紙條遞回去。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa92vsdmVW0
上面寫的詞彙，全部都是奇怪的符號，應該說，異族文字。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWDanDjne9
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKZrSBET6X
這次阿嘉莎看得懂了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8AD4yPylh
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3RceiNeau
兩天後，神父的病好了……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWrCBvPCGs
接著，又過一個禮拜，村人們服用藥物後通通痊癒了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YARTI8ws4
彷彿瘟疫從來沒有來過一樣。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9lYufDYvT
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQOlyvDzfz
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsz7PWfGtpF
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1grVl0iAq
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMmHJZ2DD5
她是這裡第一起翻案的魔女被告……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pT0DV1GHc
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