02-09-2022, 05:37 PM
Mister Tully had been helped in such a fashion before, then. Malachi nodded as he stepped out from the pew, though his thoughts lingered there a moment longer. Father Richards was a kind man, and must have shown Mister Tully a similar welcome previously. Why, then, had Mister Tully not returned sooner? Why did he still view their church in such poor light?
Maybe it wasn't about that. Maybe there was something else to it all, beyond the man's bitterness.
"I make no apologies for the actions of other people, I'm afraid," countered Malachi, quick as a whip. "God forgives all."
It was such a blanket statement, but how perfectly it wrapped around anything he wanted.
Malachi smiled then, glancing back at his follower as he passed through the door of the sacristy and continued on, towards the presbytery.
"What exactly did you do, if I may ask?"
Maybe it wasn't about that. Maybe there was something else to it all, beyond the man's bitterness.
"I make no apologies for the actions of other people, I'm afraid," countered Malachi, quick as a whip. "God forgives all."
It was such a blanket statement, but how perfectly it wrapped around anything he wanted.
Malachi smiled then, glancing back at his follower as he passed through the door of the sacristy and continued on, towards the presbytery.
"What exactly did you do, if I may ask?"
