"My child," Seth said.
His hand landed on Katrina's shoulder. She jumped as he startled her. For two days she had managed to avoid being alone with any of the priests because of Drew who simply didn't leave her side unless he had to. Drew was in the bathroom, and Seth had managed to find her alone.
"I see the king has taken a liking to you," he said.
"He likes talking to me," she said.
"About what?" He asked.
"Whatever crosses his mind. Places he's been. Things he's seen. Books he's read," she said.
"Books," he chuckled. "Why not?"
He looked around to make sure no one was there. He grabbed her chin and leaned down to get into eye level with her.
"Has he asked to lie with you?" He asked.
"Father, please," she said.
"I know you haven't since I don't hear footsteps moving into his room at night. I should know since his room is next to mine. But that doesn't mean he hasn't asked. He's a man, and men have needs," he said.
"Why don't you ask him what his needs are? As a man, surely you would have less of a problem asking him this than I would," she said.
"You always were a clever one," he smirked. "I can't wait for the king to leave. I miss you. And god has spoken to me again. He says we're gonna lose you if we don't get back to cleansing you soon again."
His fingers clenched around her chin harder than they should. He was never one to leave a mark on her, that was Finn's department, but he wanted to in that moment. He felt powerless with the king and his men around.
"Father Seth!" Drew's voice bounched off the walls. "I see you found Katrina for me."
"I didn't realize she was missing," Seth said.
"I was looking," Drew smirked. "And now I found her. Thank you. You can go do whatever you priests usually do."
Seth forced a smile and left the room. Drew looked at Katrina concerned.
"Did he hurt you?" He asked.
"No," she answered.
"Good," he said. "Come along. I got a surprise for you."
She walked out of the convent with him. Outside his man had returned with the promised reinforcements.
"Alright, listen up," Drew said. "Today everything changes. We will no longer bow down to a fake god. Gather up all the priests and tie them up together. No woman or animal shall be harmed. Ask the women to pack up the animals and bring them out here."
His men stormed into the convent. Little by little the other women came walking out to Drew and Katrina with all the animals. Soon everyone was loaded and waiting to leave. Drew took Katrina's hand and kissed it.
"Wait here, my love. What I'm about to do will not be a pretty sight. I do not wish for you to see it," he said.
He nodded to a couple of his men, and all three of them walked back inside the convent. Drew found all the priests tied up as requested. He stepped up in front of the priests while his two men started pouring gasoline around the room.
"You can't do this," Finn said.
"I'm king. I can do what I want," Drew said.
"God will punish you," Seth said.
"What god? The same god that made you all rape and hurt women in this place? I will never bow to such a god," Drew said.
Drew stepped up to Seth and Finn that were tied side by side.
"Repent your sins, fathers," Drew smirked. "Tell me how you hurt Katrina. Tell me how you hurt my future wife and then try and ask for my forgiveness. There will be none."
Drew's men had finished their job and stepped up to Drew. One of the men, a giant named Braun, looked at Drew.
"Should I cut out their tongues?" Braun asked.
"No, I wanna hear them scream. I want all those women out there to hear them scream," Drew said. "But there's something else I must do first. Destroy their robes."
Drew's two men moved in and sliced open the robes of Finn and Seth first before moving to the other priests to do the same. Drew stepped up to Seth, grabbed his dick and cut it off him with a knife. Seth's scream echoed through the entire convent.
"Never again shall you rape a woman," Drew said.
Drew moved to Finn, grabbed Finn's dick and cut it off too. Finn's screams echoed the same way as Seth's had done.
"Never again shall you hurt anybody," Drew said.
Drew caught movement in the corner of his eyes. Katrina was watching from the door while trying to hide. Drew looked at his two men and nodded.
"Do the others for me," Drew said.
Drew walked towards Katrina while hearing the other priests scream in pain one by one behind him. His smile grew wider for each scream he heard and each step he took to get closer to her. He finally reached her and stopped.
"I told you to wait outside," he said.
"If I am to marry you, I want to know what you're capable of," she said.
"Does it scare you what I just did?" He asked.
"No, it makes me happy to know that you're willing to do such things for me," she answered.
"And I'm not done. We're gonna burn this place down to make sure no one will ever move in here and try anew with this crazy religion," he said. "My people deserve better than that."
She placed her hand on his cheek and smiled. He leaned down and pecked her lips. Behind him the screams died down but all the priests continued to cry. His two men walked down to them. He took a burning torch from the wall.
"Let me do it," Katrina said.
He looked at her and smiled. It meant a lot to him that they were in this together. He handed her the torch. She looked from priest to priest with a smile on her face.
"You deserve this," she said.
She threw the torch and the room started burning. Drew grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the convent. He helped her up on a horse before getting back on his own horse. They rode side by side in front with everyone following behind. He looked over his shoulder to see the entire convent go up in flames. He reached over and grabbed her hand.
"This is your horse, by the way. I told them to pick the most beautiful one so it would fit you," he said.
"Thank you," she said.
"We shall be married next month. Not the way that we just left behind. This country will no longer bow to any god. We will do the ceremony the way we want to. We will agree on everything. As soon as we get to the castle, I'll call for the best seamstress in this land to come make your wedding dress. Don't worry about the cost or anything. Just go with what your heart desires," he said.
"I can't ask for that. It's all too much," she said.
"No, it's not," he said. "It's what you deserve."