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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQiKBPcsd3
不知何時，太陽默默地躲了起來，天空變得灰濛濛的。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFU32XA6bX
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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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxr09eVCcA
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAcmTpTHZl
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瘟疫，到了。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpwaqVEzcm
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早上，慣例的彌撒結束……74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTz3Kv3mJaF
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnUiJLDv88
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWjMRT5JxW
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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……74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgg5gFs9Q1C
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「……阿們。」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FjbsUrdSZ
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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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFJqG41l4u
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkfU3MdZcZ
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……74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tmmJen8NL
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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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjLc6nT4XA
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7UFxdw6SK
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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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ShmtVL9M5
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大概率不是，但萬一是呢？74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdZTu8EroH
這是目前村人們主流的想法。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV83Zg7gthX
而阿嘉莎，打算利用這個想法……74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgILDXveoX8
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喀——74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1gbNeCdC0
厚重的倉庫門被輕輕推開，阿嘉莎小心翼翼地闔上門。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvI1XM9j9OK
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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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwBrKMoX4l
阿嘉莎終於忍不住了：「魔女小姐，您到底在讀什麼書呀？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCNUMZImty
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聽到阿嘉莎的聲音，魔女微微抬起頭。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyAXTr64V4
「這本嗎？你可以自己來看看，這是怎麼樣的一本書。」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43bVxHZYJM
74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzf3VVvFE1p
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLK3joU7FQj
「我看看……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQtAFQ7LrI
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAPB4SkvYt
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpDoYxmleM
「這個是什麼？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4qvn2FUm6
「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？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJdjyYsB7y
「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？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysNCNaKQQt
「呵呵……看到熊尾巴了嗎？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpBxvh3b5a
「嗯。」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPkejUiTc2
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。」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiWZdzAvBT
阿嘉莎點了點頭。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ936LKWWTSJ
「那對你來說呢？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGSQgqXJLw
「呵呵，對我來說，用處可就大多了……比如，預測未來……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnyAyjIz8m
「預測未來？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvMTRzwwbd
魔女閉著眼，沒有回答。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjmaMOsOsZ
「魔女小姐？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rtmbvXNkh
魔女睜開眼，看了看阿嘉莎。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGc1TRzRYm
「占星……你聽過嗎？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEF8uvaXLO
「聽過。」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTu3ZLlr6EM
「那可是項很有趣的活動……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnXvyqNJMq
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啪——74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOTKVvzlx0
魔女闔上書本。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTIcScTlgJ
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「你應該不是來找我聊天的吧，小修女？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqecdKrk1bY
74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeaq5TeDwM
聽到這句，阿嘉莎突然想起原本的目的。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrrH7wwu7O
「啊對……抱歉。」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsVMs5yyJw
她趕忙整理起食物，遞給魔女。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0hot8ZDpd
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJOzP3BXcC
「魔女小姐，你不是說……你可以阻止瘟疫嗎？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0CjSd1flR
「嗯，種摸了（怎麼了）？」魔女嘴裡含著食物，咬字不清地回覆。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9cEU3OvG6
「聞言已經傳播到村裡了……我希望你……你可以幫幫我們……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CJ0w7wPNs
魔女停下進食，抬頭看向阿嘉莎。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dsiiNqtAg
阿嘉莎慌亂地擺擺手。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rZuYs5MIE
「啊不，抱歉……你才剛從火刑架上下來，大概不是很愉快吧……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFJKFIpDox
阿嘉莎低著頭，她感覺自己其實沒什麼臉求魔女幫助村莊。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtx4KMMdN5f
「好，帶我去。」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKCVCS8nqw
「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？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBn7y85vpzy
阿嘉突然意識到魔女的回答。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvCydFJS8v
「我說，帶我過去吧。」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKMYUU1R4X
魔女微笑著抬起手，將鐐銬露出……74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXR4qwoMGX
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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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bynPi5ZML
一路上避開村民，不過因為人很少，很輕易就做到了。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfyH2vs65w
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtwYPQoPb5
74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdasDmHIbM
禮貌性地敲了敲門，阿嘉莎推開木門，進到屋內。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEfViUynzJ
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82bCH6JhII
「呼……呼……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2UcH4K3aS
「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！」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelF0pPiRya
「嗚喔！」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM76g6BK8F
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碰！74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3y92ij1gs2
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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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FHMulrHRJ
「呃……痛痛痛……怎麼回事？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOEpoTsbGd
「我帶了，魔女小姐……她說她能治療神父……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IH03t524B
塞繆爾稍微側身，看到阿嘉莎從身後進屋的魔女。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7JScDbkSg
魔女朝他做出優雅的微笑和行禮……74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdazKwQuYHS
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魔女輕輕抬起米德魯神父的手，檢查他的狀況。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYG4zrSwPo
「發燒……高溫……嗯，正常的反應……不過比較輕微……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiW0StRgKq2
她嘴裡唸唸有詞。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡko36AIyoKu
「沒皮疹？奇怪……不對，誤差正常……每個人狀況不同……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVhWmFKw14
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9a22jLKyrQ
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一會後，魔女放下神父的手。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmim8n36Ge0
「嗯嗯……小修女？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Yv59oxw90
「我在。」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6x26A0i9x
「有紙和筆嗎？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4L3dq23P86
「我有，我給你，等等……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6n56gW78AT
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYBmbi54YG
魔女在紙上寫了些詞彙，然後遞給阿嘉莎。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxXrHH4QKX
「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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjWmuX5tKu
「這麼簡單啊……」塞繆爾有些不可置信。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCmYBYZ785
「呵呵，就是這麼簡單。」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLzuZt49eb
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不過阿嘉莎沒有回應，她盯著紙上的字好久。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lS17CLlyH
「怎麼了嗎，小修女？」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJ5sBnANWp
「那個……我看不懂……」74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINjFpDDrB2
阿嘉莎把紙條遞回去。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KBz9LhVQE
上面寫的詞彙，全部都是奇怪的符號，應該說，異族文字。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtG6FqNzQrm
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gCNfAzTt9
這次阿嘉莎看得懂了。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxi2DOlxAP
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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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtAyNrRkge
兩天後，神父的病好了……74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcS13suoFpP
接著，又過一個禮拜，村人們服用藥物後通通痊癒了。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv119ZvaAkX
彷彿瘟疫從來沒有來過一樣。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbbhsctE2E
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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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1XEu9Xh3Z
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmz65xPy4E
74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbMq9eWuGm
人們歡呼著，紛紛相信魔女並非魔女——而是上主的使者。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPQyfRfbvi
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。74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV5iVoyUHH
她是這裡第一起翻案的魔女被告……74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZAoaoQUd0
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