"Hmm, Iruril, you don't have to come with us ......"
"I have to make things clear with the baron and the archmage."
"The bottom line is, I started this. It is my fault."
"If you look this way, then we can say that it's our births' fault. Well, shall we start quickly?"
Of course, we have to act quickly. Sanson below helped Karl and I crossing the fence. The fence is not very high, so we got over simply. Then Iruril got over also, and Sanson put a little bit of effort and crossed the fence too. Karl observed the mansion, and then said:
"According to my observation, the bedroom is at the central of the second floot. The other room with a balcony is also a bedroom. Rhe building next to shoujld be the private soldiers' place. But where can the archmage be in?"
"If we say 'Archmage's laboratory', we usually thank of the basement, right?"
"Let's go."
We quietly approached. Goddess Lumina's moon goddess has risen for a long time, so under the two moons of Lumina and Selena, it is very bright. Therefore, it should be very difficult to stalkin, but incredibly, there is no one in the courtyard. On the contrary, the building which the private soldiers could be in, are full of noises. Took a look over, the private soldiers are drinking and singing They really know how to enjoy!
"How dare they get paid for this?"
We quietly ran towards the main building.
The door looks majestic, but it s locked. This is locked from the inside with a latch bolt, so we have no way to open it. Sanson is looking at the windows, but Karl shook his head, he said:
"There should be a kitchen somewhere. To allow the fumes and food smell to disperse fast, the kitchen should be located on the outside of the place. We go around to the back and see!"
We went around to the back, and indeed saw a kitchen connected to the main building. At the moment, we heard someone approaching. We quickly hid behind the trees. The man came over dressed in ordinary clothes, so we don't know whether he is a manservant or private soldier. But seems to bea private soldier. Because he is drunk, he is walking unsteadily, once he arrived the kitchen, he started knocking hte kitchen door.
"Hey! Come out! Open the door!"
Soon, I see the kitchen light turned on, then the kitchen door opened. A maid opened the door with a lantern. The maid was rubbing her eyes when replied:
"What do you want? We were sleeping?"
"We don't have enough wine , I brought the bottles over."
"You guys' job is to drink like this everyday? No! I don't want to give you anymore!"
"Oh, you are so scary! Let me see...."
"Uh ah! Are you crazy!"
The private soldiers wanted to cling to the maid, but got kicked in the leg bone. The kitchen door shut, the private soldier are cursing while walking back. At this time, we came out from the tree.
"Well, now we know the way in!"
Sanson nodded and went to the kitchen door, he is knocking on the door heavily.
"Hey! Hurry! Just one bottle!"
Bawl immediately immediately came from the kitchen.
"You dare to come back! You! Don't move!"
After the maid's angry voice, the door opened. The maid is holding a poke, but her arm got caught by Sanson. The maid's eyes widened, before she shouted, Sanson covered her mouth.
"Quiet! If you shout, I will kill you!"
Sanson's voice came behind the handkerchief, so it sounded terrible. The maid is trembling and she nodded. Sanson continue hooding the maid's mouth, and said to her: "I am moving my hand away, but if you dare to cry, you'll be in trouble. Understand?"
Once the maid is released, she immediately said with mosquito-like voice: "Please don't kill me,.. Please don't kill me," and began to tear. Sanson looks like doesn't know what to do and said:
"As long as you do as I say, you won't be hurt. Okay, Apart from you, is there anyone else awake?"
"No, no one is awake. I was sleeping too, but because someone shouted....."
Then Sanson turned the maid around, grabbed her shoulder and said:
"Good. Please lead the way now. Dagger behind your back, so be careful!"
The maid is trembling too much, she nearly can't walk. Later we kept urging the maid, she finally managed to enter the kitchen.
Once we went into the kitchen, we found the door to the main building. Behind the door is the lobby, where the manservants are. Because there is no personal room for manservant r- only maid rooms.
I was thinking these things while walking, so I almost stepped on a sleeping manservant. I managed to stop in time, so I only slightly kicked his hand. After the manservant turned his body, he fell asleep again. In that short moment, the four of us took a cold sweat, we were all standing like a stone. Sanson with a low voice said:
"Huchi, you idiot!"
"Whew! I was more afraid than you, stop mentioning again."
We quietly took the stairs leading to the second floor from the lobby. Although we got panic due the scrunching sound of the stairs, the manservant didn't awake as they were likely hard-working during the day. After we got to second floor, there are corridors at both left and right, also another corridor in front of tus. In the front end of the corridor there is a very ornate door. Before the maid pointed to that room, we already knew that's probably the baron's room.
Sanson said:
"Where is the archmage?"
"In, in the basement. In the end of this corridor, there is staircase leading to the basement."
"Can you open that door?"
"No, I can't. Only the baron and Mr deacon have the keys."
"Okay. If people find out that you lead us the way, you are unlikely safe. So, I have to make you unconscious, you can then say that you were knocked out while resisting. Understand?"
Although the maid face became very pale, soon she nodded.
"Please, please be mildly."
"Ok, I'm sorry."
Sanson nodded to her, then punched her belly. After the maid made a low groan, she fell down, but Sanson held her, let her sit against the wall. Sanson shook his head.
"Well, I hit a woman, I am really sorry to her."
"But she will be grateful to you. Let's go, we are going to the basement."
"Why?"
"If we open that door, all the servants will be awakened, so we should capture the archmage first, then ask the archmaage to open the door."
We went to the end of the second floor and found the stairs. Why the stairs to basement would be located on the second floor it? Strange, but Karl explained to me.
"This is because the basement was built with an important purpose. According to certain rites, the first floor is the living space of the servants, while the second floor is the living space of the owner and his family. So the important basement of course connects to the second floor, and the servants certainly can't get close to it. "
Really? Regardless of what the original purpose was, because thes stairs are going from the second floor to the basement it is very steep and very long. Fortunately, these are stone stairs, so there will not be footsteps. But as we are walking downstairs in the dark, we must feel the walls and walk slowly. Then Iruril said:
"The most beautiful fairy among your enemies, hidden dark is it's food. Please come out and devour the darkness!"
Suddenly a light appeared, which startled us. Take a closer look, though it is not very bright, but suddenly seeing light in the dark hallway, we naturally scared. Because of the light, we can't see what's the thing at the center of it, but it seems that something is moving around. I looked at Karl, Karl answered:
"Oh it's Wisp. It's more beautiful than the legend. Even though it's called Light Spirit, we can feel it's beauty much more in this darkness...."
Because of Wisp, we continue to go down easily. The light is not red, but with a little bit blue, so it looks like a bit strange. We found a door after we went down to the baseman, on the wooden door there is iron above as a reinforcing material. It looks very sturdy. Well, how to open it?
This time it's still Iruril's job. She asked me and Sanson to stand on both sides of the door, and Wisp flew above the door. Then she began to read the spell.
"Under the air, carrying life, watching the world. The you who don't belong to anything. Please put one of your power here."
Then, the basement which is possible to be windy became windy. Soon, Iruril looked at the stairs we just went down, she said:
"Now no noise can go up. We can make him open the door for us now."
"Huh? How ?"
"Shout" Fire '. "
Right! If people in the basement hear a fire, they will be very fear. Sanson and I soon began shouting wildly with broken throats:
"The house caught fire!"
As expected, noises soon came from the room, I can the sound of something rolling down. Then there was a "uh ah" scream, while the door was opened. A bare chested man ran out. Once the door was opened, Wisp flew close to the man's eyes, so he had to cover his eyes.
He is Aphnaidel.
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