Chapter 117

"Face... burning..." Because she had not drunk any pear tea that evening, Theresia could only stutter out these few words with great difficulty. "Face... burning? Is the little one saying her face is on fire? That sounds somewhat familiar. Let me think... it seems the Church of the Goddess of Karma Fire punishes sinners in this manner. Their term for it is Magma Melting; the moment the face shows even the slightest expression, one suffers the curse of the Goddess of Karma Fire. Only those who have committed grave crimes are inflicted with such a curse. Could it be that the little one merely has a stiff face? After all, those who commit grave crimes do not wander about so casually." Benevis explained this reason to Theresia.