Chapter 10
BY NOW the light outside had faded to deep orange and the gloomy hallway had become even darker. Johanna walked first, followed by Nellie and Roald with Loesie bringing up the rear.
In the huge entrance hall, their footsteps echoed against the ceiling. The huge crystal chandelier hung on a chain suspended on a pulley mechanism, so that the household staff could light the few candles up there. The ceiling was painted in dark colours with scenes depicting destruction and a man pointing towards a light.
“Who is that?” Nellie whispered to Johanna, because talking aloud didn’t seem appropriate in the intense silence.
“It’s the True God from the Belaman Church, I think.”
“I thought the Belaman Church was even stricter on magic than the Church of the Triune.”
“The fact that the d
