Asteri gets up without waking the two asleeps and begins to dress, wearing the adventurer's robes. He approaches the door puts his hand on the handle but first turns to look at the bed, he noticed that the young ladies had happy faces during their sleep 'who knows what they are dreaming' Asteri wonders 'I know what they are thinking' Aurelion replies , Asteri smiles. He turns the handle opening the door, exiting and then closing it, all very quietly.
'Ok partner, since we moved to the upper area of the castle tonight, what about starting from here?' Aurelion seemed confused 'it seemed strange to me to see rays of the sun coming through the window in a basement, it's now that you tell me the room was a little different. Did you move while copulating at the same time ?! ' Aurelion says indignantly 'eheh let's say something like that ... but that's not the important thing, the exploration begins'
Asteri began exploring the castle. In his exploration he found bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, dining rooms, huge halls that they probably used for receptions or parties, and quarters that the servants used. 'All rooms you would expect to find in a castle, nothing in particular so far. Let's try this other room 'Asteri opens a door larger than normal, the same size as those used for party rooms' how big, but above all how many books!' as soon as you entered there were many shelves full of books, it is tables where you can read them 'but how much mess' unfortunately it was also very messy having most of the books thrown to the ground, some were even torn, others burned, most likely only a few of them they were in good condition.
'So they also had a place to read, they weren't so troglodytes' Asteri almost stumbled upon Aurelion's comment' well I think yes ... after all it was a castle, the nobles have a different upbringing than the peasants' he explains to Aurelion ' Oh really? I believed that all mortal and inferior races had the same intelligence. 'Asteri put a hand to his face.
Inspecting the library and giving a quick look at the books, he saw that they actually spoke of the history of Azioth, or at least what was known, labels, languages etc ...
Several minutes of exploration, the two noticed a door, smaller than the main one, but still intrigued, they opened it and were greeted by a circular staircase that goes over 'how many stairs, I've always hated them' says Asteri starting to climb them. After a while they reached the top and found another door that without wasting time opened it immediately "* whistle * a kind of study ... perhaps of a magician?" Asteri wonders aloud.
'Most likely, I feel some magical residues, even if very faint, but no doubt there was a great concentration of magic here' reveals Aurelion 'strange but, there is no book, only shelves and furniture on the ground. Is this instead? ' Asteri noticed that in one point of the room, more specifically on the floor, a piece was missing, as if something had first been built on it but then it was uprooted 'do you want to concede that here was that platform for the portal that was in the underground? ' reflects Asteri 'mmmh maybe, so both the throne and the platform have been moved, we will have to ask the vampire' Asteri stops 'her name is Betty partner, it is good that you remember, from now on she will be with us' Aurelion emits that which seems like a snort inside Asteri's mind.
'If there are no books or other important things I would say go back downstairs' Aurelion was silent to make it clear that he agreed. They went down the stairs and back to the library door and continued their exploration. Going further they opened a door 'what a peculiar smell, what were they doing in here?' Asteri smells strange smells pervading the room 'look at them boy' Aurelion pointed out to Asteri that some scattered on the ground and on some tables there were pieces of glass and remains of what look like ampoules, obviously also some books. 'if I'm not saying an idiot, I think this was the alchemists' room 'Asteri had not yet met an alchemist' so if we fix this room and recruit an alchemist we could have potions or even poisons 'think Asteri' or maybe instead to enlist, you are looking for an alchemist woman and enchant her with your magic rod 'Aurelion jokes' very funny partner'
They started the exploration again 'I was thinking however, this is a castle but around here in the area I have not seen the remains of other buildings or semi-abandoned houses. Even if the vegetation had covered the country we would still have to see something 'reflects Asteri' maybe it was built by a single very superb person to reflect his delusions of wealth and power? ' Aurelion advises 'maybe, but what a particular person' thinks Asteri.
They found other rooms as forges to forge weapons, huge training rooms, a room where people think to pray, and others. 'It is a very variegated castle, no doubt about it' Asteri says 'true, I'm a little surprised too' Aurelion reveals '... which says a lot' jokes Asteri.
They found themselves in front of a door, which however was half destroyed, as if something or someone had left a destruction in the castle, but pointing towards what must be the throne room as the other doors were intact, with some scratches and burns, but nothing serious like this door.
'It seems as if someone is there had it to death with him who created this place' Asteri said entering the throne room. It was completely upset, glass windows broken columns falling apart, craters on the floor and on the walls and finally, where there was to be the place of the "king" or the one who commanded here, there was no throne 'and that's where the throne that we have seen in the underground. 'In this room there was definitely a fight, the other rooms had no such signs' Aurelion speculates.