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

Since their exploration had allowed them to clean the interior of the castle. There was no longer much that needed to be done this instance. Well there was yu broken main door and main gate of the castle, as well as there other fallen parts of the outer wall, but, these things weren't exactly urgent. Thanks to the barrier, they had enough protection from the outside, unless a Demon lord suddenly attacked personally.

Perhaps they would also need to reset the traps in the outer and ward and walls as well as fixing the broken ones. The problem was, they didn't have any of the tools necessary for things like that, and they wouldn't know if they were overstepping their bounds.

Although, with the additions of the kobolds who were adept at trap magic, they might not need any tools, and besides Tyler had told him to do as he pleased.

Albert suggested the idea to Azar's who suggested they wait till the kobolds were fully recovered, they still had to take care of themselves untill Lord Ty returns. Albert then gave some instructions to Azar about resting after he was done, then he told Erin he would be returning back to the castle to rest for a while, after all he hadn't slept in days and even though he could go months without it, it still wasn't a good idea.

The girls had gotten some sleep last night so it wasn't like they needed it. Erin nodded to Albert and they continued to play with the large bulls in front of them. Although wether Rain was actually playing with them or torturing them, she had no idea.

When Azar and his workers were done feeding the bulls and maintaining the carriages, they left some food for the trolls, and the girls, having gotten bored followed behind. They didn't know what else to do since now that Rain and Liz knew someone occupied the castle, they didn't feel like they could explore it anymore, at least without permission. So they just loitered around the castle's exterior until it was past noon when the ogres finally woke up.

They spent the time discussing and getting to know each other better, although they didn't reveal any secrets, they slowly built the foundation for their friendship. When most of the female ogres woke up, Azar who hadn't slept at all for some reason provided them with the provisions to prepare lunch for everyone. Even though they had relocated in such a hurry they still had emergency rations that would last them for months so it wasn't a problem staying here for quite a while.

Getting everyone together for a meal was a one of the best ways to get to know beach other and although they finally felt terrible for abusing the freedom Tyler had given them to roam the castle, Albert had to reassure them that it was fine.

The castle had several dining halls and also a very large one most likely for occasions. The entire settlement was contained in that single hall and they ate and chatted merrily with the inclusion of both Liz and Rain.

They spent the rest of the day together as well and also had dinner in the same fashion. Like this the day ended and everyone went to bed in their self assigned rooms. Liz and Rain also shared a room and invited Erin to bed with them leaving Albert alone for the night.

The night was cold and quiet but the group slept peaceful untill the next day.

The cold wind woke Albert up at his usual time and he got up and ran through his usual routine. He opened the window to let the mourning air in only to see specks of snow falling down from the now clouded sky.

Snow rarely fell during winter in this region of the Demon continent so Albert was actually ecstatic about this. With just the cold, it was easy to counter but the snow was not, most of his fears was alleviated, well, at least untill Spring comes. It was currently the 5th day of the Kaz Merian month so they had about three months untill they would have to truly worry about the scouts.

With a sigh of relief he left the windows and entered the bathroom. After washing up he put on his suit and left the room. His master had left the managing of the castle up to him so he needed to make sure things ran smoothly until his return.

As Albert descended down the stairs he saw Azar coming out of his room with a yawn, even though the weather was extremely cold he still had no shirt on, his dedication to his style was impressive, then again, perhaps he was just busy doing something that did bit require a shirt and would keep him warm.

”Arghhhh..... Morning Albert, you're up early as usual.''

”Well of course, it's already an habit.''

”I don't know how you're so serious so early in the morning.''

''...”

”Well, what are we doing today.”

”...I suppose we can try fixing the main entrance, then I plan on getting the kobolds to fix the traps.”

Azar looked at Albert with a knowing expression. The main door to the castle was massive and even with his strength he wouldn't be able to balance it up while fixing it. It also didn't look like it was made of normal wood, and he wasn't sure if the brutes from the Ogre race could be delicate enough to fix it, and obviously this eliminated the trolls from the equation.

”We should ask him for help then.”

”You don't really mean him do you?”

''Who else would I be talking about. We no longer have a craftsman or Carpenter amongst us so we have no choice in the matter, besides all of the hinges are made of Duranium and the doors are also lined with Tritanium, he's the only one we have that can handle such high level materials.”

…Pwaaa... Azar sighed loudly and exaggeratedly before adopting a look of resignation. ”Fine... I'll go call Bungo.''