I cannot see at all how the parents shown in the first chapter match the apparent description of the priest and his late wife.
It seems to me that the priest's child truly passed away but that this is a setup for adoption into nobility; the prince will continue investigating her and find out that she indeed is an abandoned child of nobility, who may even be related just not via the priest's late wife, and the priest may adopt her as he has no heir and is free to take her in.
I doubt Millie will leave her current family though. The priest is just a stranger to her and there's no opportunity to built up any affection so adoption, if it does happen, would purely be on paper in order to bring back noble blood into the fold (since she has blonde hair and strong magic powers which are evidence of her noble heritage).
I'd say the instructions were designed to get rid of her permanently, while avoiding taking any responsibility.
Of course, the maid actually obeyed those commands. I wonder what would have happened if she hadn't? Child gets raised in an orphanage, has blonde hair, church has ties with nobility (see priest) and investigates, parents eventually get suspected because you can't exactly hide 9 months of pregnancy and there can't be too many from around with the exact circumstances. All of this makes me think it to be very unlikely the father actually wanted the baby to ba taken care of by the church.
It seems to me that the priest's child truly passed away but that this is a setup for adoption into nobility; the prince will continue investigating her and find out that she indeed is an abandoned child of nobility, who may even be related just not via the priest's late wife, and the priest may adopt her as he has no heir and is free to take her in.
I doubt Millie will leave her current family though. The priest is just a stranger to her and there's no opportunity to built up any affection so adoption, if it does happen, would purely be on paper in order to bring back noble blood into the fold (since she has blonde hair and strong magic powers which are evidence of her noble heritage).
I mean, the instructions given were "Take her to the church or something", then on the next page, the maid appears to be recalling additional instructions: "We can't let the Nazath merchant guild find out" (which is incredibly strange and specific, and the merchant guild we're introduced to later is "east district") and "Don't let anyone see you". I'm not sure how you can accomplish that without leaving her outside, and that means her fate is likely death.Technically, the father said take the baby to a church. And the maid interpreted that as leave the kid in the middle of a graveyard in winter. I don’t think he was actually trying to kill her.
I'd say the instructions were designed to get rid of her permanently, while avoiding taking any responsibility.
Of course, the maid actually obeyed those commands. I wonder what would have happened if she hadn't? Child gets raised in an orphanage, has blonde hair, church has ties with nobility (see priest) and investigates, parents eventually get suspected because you can't exactly hide 9 months of pregnancy and there can't be too many from around with the exact circumstances. All of this makes me think it to be very unlikely the father actually wanted the baby to ba taken care of by the church.