Chapter 51: Living in the Castle (1/2)

*Knock *Knock *Knock

The girls lightly knocked several times on the door leading to Tyler's chambers but received no response even after waiting for a while, the place was quiet so they assumed he must've left the room for somewhere else in the castle. The only problem was, the place was massive and they had no idea where to start from.

Moreover, wandering the castle aimlessly and without permission was probably not a good idea, given the situation they find themselves in right now. Pondering this, Erin made a suggestion, their best bet was to ask Albert about it. He had been moving around this castle since they arrived and he should be aware of the whereabouts of Tyler. It was also easier for her to find him due to their connection.

Rain had completely forgotten who she was talking about and had to be reminded by Liz that it was the old man she almost attacked. She chuckled in embarrassment, not entirely sure what had happened to her but her emotional state had been a mess.

The girls finally came to a decision on their next move, so they headed down the stairs in search of Albert who had left their room earlier. Thanks to Erin they were able to find him pretty quickly on his way out of the castle.

Albert was about to go check in on Azar who he was told had gone to the

stables with a couple of the previous Red settlement guards to feed the Six-eyed bulls and maintain the carriages. They had finally settled in on the servants quarters along side the kobolds who were still getting used to being around other races.

Kobolds weren't very sociable to begin with, perhaps it was their mischievous nature or a sense being ostracized by the other demi human races for being weak. The only one they had been able to freely communicate with was the female Dragonwrought kobold.

The previous energetic bunch had fallen asleep after the fatigue they had accumulated from explo— cleaning the massive castle and the battle that had happened yesterday and the day before.

Albert saw the girls heading towards him and halted his steps as he turned to face them. Rain then quickly apologized about her previous behavior this morning which Albert had no longer bothered with. The event had even further increased his resolve to improve himself, at least to the level of the two girls, aiming for Erin's level was unrealistic.

He also didn't want to hinder his new master in anyway, he felt like with his current strength someone like him didn't deserve to offer his life to someone at his level.

He regretted ever being satisfied with his current strength and although his magic potential wouldn't increase, his swordsmanship should be able to close the gap. He could also try to improve his stamina so he could learn more secret Techniques. After Rain's apology was done and Albert's acceptance, Erin then informed him of their intentions to find Tyler, although they didn't mention the reason why.

Albert saw no reason to hide the truth from them since he still wasn't sure of the relationship between the two girls and his master. He decided to tell them everything. Well, he didn't really tell them everything as he failed to mention using a skill in his master's chambers and receiving a severe backlash. He also didn't mention his thoughts on the matter, only that he thought Lord Ty was busy in a secret section of the castle.

The girls had no trouble accepting this as they were well aware of the true ins and out of the demon society. They knew full well the value the Great Five had placed on this castle and how hard it was to enter. The fact that most of the directions the development of the demon continent have taken so far revolves around this Castle was prove of that. They all knew that this place must've contained a vast secret, and the one who is able to enter at will would obviously not be oblivious to that.

”What now?” Liz asked as she turned her head to face Rain. Rain shrugged as she casually responded. ”I don't have any of my daggers so it's not like we can leave. We just have to wait.”

”Oh...”

Albert hearing their conversation realized they were not as close to his master as he had thought and decided to take note of that. Erin then asked Albert what he was up to and he informed them about Azar, since they didn't really have much to do they decided to tag along. Rain was surprisingly really interested in the Six-eyed bulls than they thought as she seemed to have a thing for strong mounds.

It didn't take long for them to arrive at the large stable by the side of the castle. However, looking at the building it was almost an insult to call it a simple stable. The building was made with bricks and was about three storeys high with intricate runes carved on the walls.

They spotted Azar's huge frame from a distance, he was giving directions to some of his men and a few large hulking creatures. Albert soon approached him and he stopped his work to greet the group. Since the girls weren't interested in what both men had to say, they went inside the stable to show Rain the mounds.

”I'm surprised you were able to get the trolls to listen to you so easily.”

”Oh that, hehe... It's all thanks to this weapon on my back, once they saw it their attitude immediately changed and they turned obedient, Almost like dogs. I have to thank lord Ty for bestowing it upon me.”

”Oh I see, it seems the last owner of the weapon had really traumatized these trolls.”

”Hahahaha... I know, isn't that great.”

”Sigh... Not necessarily. Anyway how is your work going.”

”As fine as it possibly could.”

”Well that's good.”