With the word of black magic being spread all around the world, the Speakers, a small group of firm believers who lived to help others, began to travel from one city to other, spreading words of hope, and attempting to give information via the knowledge of many years. Ellis was the youngest one- the grandfather of one of the travelers. It really was a group with pure intentions...
"I've told you, please... I only am here to help the harmed ones."
Ellis tried to explain, but the priests were not listening. The Catholic Church saw them as a cult, that was trying to infiltrate the city in this moment of vulnerability. They saw them as the source of the problem, instead of just another group of people that wanted to do good and help the neighbor. And that caused the priests to become angry, and act on wrath.
"I said to you and those people, you were to leave before sundown! And now, the sun is rising once more!"
One of the two priests, a fat man with a beard, was holding a dagger to Ellis' neck. One single move, and he would...