They passed through the streets where the Undead gathered in heaps, appearing before everyone who bore the [!] mark, just as indicated on the map.
The Lord Hall in front looked like a lion with its mouth agape, waiting for the approach.
Statues so lifelike stood on either side, as if loyal Soldiers guarded the entrance. The round-faced Princess observed multiple times and confirmed that those were merely ordinary statues.
Among them, the most conspicuous was the statue of a lion.
She remembered that the Armand family's heraldic animal was the lion, and in storybooks, Lind was also referred to as Count Lion; nowadays, perhaps the Black Knight was more famous than Count Lion.
The entire statue was as if gilded with a layer of silver, except for the lion's left foot, which was dark and grimy.
One by one, the Undead took deep breaths and, with devout posture, lightly touched the lion's left foot, as if engaged in some form of prayer.
