Daelthorn Estate, New House

The procedure at the gate was fast.

We handed over some ID, and the butler said a few words.

Eventually, the gates opened with a low groan, revealing the vast estate inside.

The butler turned back to us.

"Your residence has been prepared at the edge of the west wing."

We followed him again, this time through paved paths and well-maintained gardens.

I kept looking around, trying to absorb everything.

The estate was massive.

Lamps lined the roads, glowing with soft golden light.

There were towers and halls in the distance, some lit from the inside, others completely dark.

Everything was neat, clean, and strangely quiet for such a large place.

Even though it was nighttime, I could see fountains, sculptures, and trimmed hedges shaped like beasts and birds.

There were training fields further out, and smaller buildings that looked like research centers or dorms.