Historically, certain factions within the Church Court had accused it of "heretical" tendencies even earlier than the Northern Shepherd Chief District. It just never completely split off like the Shepherd Headquarter District, instead maintaining a high degree of autonomy under a veneer of obedience.
"Why would they go to the trouble of sending someone all this way to deliver a letter from the Tower of Secret Silver addressed to you?" Aurora frowned slightly as she analyzed the situation. "The Empire borders the Castile Kingdom. With monsters now running rampant within Castile, the Empire's border must be under immense pressure."
