<div style="text-align: justify;">Manuela was surprised at Sir John’s words. The young woman who had previously been accused of being a witch had to admit she didn’t like the man. Still, she was not sure whether or not she would like the man to go away. The man had been there before she had become involved in the Bishop’s life, after all. Deciding that Julian should be the one to deal with the man, Manuela simply kept her silence and watched. <br/><br/>As Lord Navarez started speaking, Manuela turned her attention to the man. The girl had to admit that the man’s words confused. more than they helped, her. <br/><br/>When Lord Navarez opened that family tree, Manuela leaned closer to take a look at it. All those names really meant nothing to her, but it was always interesting to know of someone’s family tree. Her mother’s name, though, did not really seem to have a place among all those names. It didn’t even appear to be linked to any one of those people.<br/><br/>Hearing that she could be the Bishop’s sister made Manuela blink a few times. She was too confused to know exactly how to feel. It was good to have a sibling, if that was actually true. But on the other hand… if that was true, his father had been her mother’s lover, and had never actually cared about her. And that made her a bastard, an illegitimate child. <br/><br/>Manuela had very little time to process the news, as Sir John started speaking once again. The man’s words made Manuela feel the urge to yell at him to stop and be silent for a moment. Of what consequence were his desires involving her now? This was much more important than the man’s desires, or his alleged loneliness. <br/><br/>The young woman was still, at least until Sir John drew his sword. That caused the alleged witch to move in a way to put herself between both men. Luckily for her, it wasn’t necessary, as Sir John seemed to come to his senses on his own after Lord Navarez’s words. <br/><br/>“Leave him be”, she advised the Bishop. “I shall speak to him after I collect myself, if you wish me to try and convince him not to leave”, Manuela completed. She knew she should probably just let the man go, but something within her didn’t want to simply allow that. Maybe she feared what he could spread once he was away; maybe she felt bad for him - it was anybody’s guess.</div>