The castle's fourth tower, the tallest tower, is located on the north side, and at the top of the tower is a stargazing platform with a view of the night sky, which used to be one of the places where the court mages made observations, but with the decline of the empire, the top of this tower is now occupied by Avinia as her residence.

Going up the spiral staircase, the air also became much colder, and the wind poured in through the stone window, causing Ain, who was leading the way in front, to unconsciously pull his clothes.

For some reason, Rosen felt that the girl didn't seem to be very used to wearing skirts, and walking, especially when going up the stairs, was a little awkward.

After a long spiral staircase, they reached a slightly wider platform.

There was a bed, three shelves full of books, two tables full of files, a few chairs, and a huge star map taped to the walls.

The platform has several closed windows, and on one side, there is a spiral staircase that leads up to the space one level higher.

"Excuse me?"

Ain called out loudly, Avinia had the guards only stationed in the area where she entered the tower, and she didn't have a maid herself, so Avinia should be the only one here.

"Come on. ”

From the stairwell, a woman's voice came, motioning for them to go straight upstairs.

"Okay. ”

Ain nodded, glanced at Lawson, and ascended the spiral staircase to the second floor.

"Goo-goo-goo-"

The first thing he heard was a muffled chirping, and then Al Yin saw countless small cages, among which were pigeons of different colors.

The pigeons were not surprised by the arrival of outsiders, perhaps as they were accustomed to it, and they ate the feed from the trough by themselves, treating Al Ain as if they were nothing.

"In the past, the court mages who lived here watched the movement of the stars at night, trying to obtain oracles in this way, and the first-hand information was brought out from here by carrier pigeons, and it is not known how many intrigues and tricks took place in this tower. ”

Dressed in a modest dress and wearing coarse cloth gloves, Avinia was holding a small shovel and shoveling the grain-mixed feed from a sack into the trough, and at first glance she looked like an ordinary maiden in labor.

Later, when the gods fell, the stars that belonged to the gods had long since dimmed, and the stargazers could no longer glimpse the future, and this became a place to observe the weather, and it was these pigeons who sent information to various places. ”

She explained, as if at last she had finished feeding, tied up the sack, carried it into the corner with some difficulty, patted her slightly wide gloves, and turned around.

"Ain, you've grown a lot. ”

Avinia's eyes looked at the girl in front of her from top to bottom, she had indeed not seen Ain for a while, in her memory, Ain had just been picked up as seven or eight years old, and now she had become a young and attractive girl.

"Hey, you actually wore a skirt, I remember you never liked wearing a skirt, saying that it was inconvenient to fight. ”

Seeing Ain's long plaid dress, Avinia was a little surprised.

"Well, let's not talk about that, Lord Keynz. ”

Al Yin was surprisingly embarrassed, and she patted Avinia's arm lightly, as if to hint at something.

"These two are Rosen and Tia. ”

"I know, I've seen what you two look like in advance. ”

Avinia looked at Lawson and then at Ain, as if she understood something, and smiled meaningfully.

"Come and sit down, the environment above is not too good after all. ”

Looking up, Avinia looked at the ladder in the middle of a circle of cages around her, which led to the third level, the room where the stars were observed, and began to walk down.

The group returned to the warmer and more comfortable first floor, and after taking their seats, Avinia did not use magic, but made a few cups of coffee herself as a treat.

Compared to tea, coffee in this era is almost the same as it was a millennium later, and coffee mixed with milk and cane sugar exudes a rich aroma that is refreshing.

"Some people always think that as a saint, they may not need to do most things by themselves, but in fact, it is precisely because of this position that they need to have more contact with this world, otherwise they may lose their essence as a human being. ”

I don't know who to explain, but Avinia gently stirred the black liquid in the cup with a delicate small spoon, and the milky milk on it conjured into a complex shape, which seemed to contain some kind of special charm.

"Your information, I have roughly confirmed, there are indeed monsters in this castle. ”

Suddenly, she said that, and the speed with which the subject shifted was a little unexpected.

However, Ain seems to have gotten used to Avinia's way of thinking, and Rosen has also dealt with her a thousand years later, and the only one who may be a little unaccustomed is probably Tia.

"Is the power of foresight......

Rosen naturally knew that Avinia had a prophetic ability beyond common sense, but at the same time, this ability would also interfere with the existence of too powerful, so he wanted to confirm how much Avinia knew about the things in this castle.

"Don't look at me so expectantly, there are too many sages in this castle, and the interference is too strong, and there are very few things that can be spied on, and it can just verify what you said. ”

I don't know if what Avinia said is true or not, she gently raised her cup and took a sip of coffee with a satisfied expression.

"The main reason why I asked you to come here is to ask if you have any way to distinguish that monster that even the Sage can't perceive. ”

"It's easy, but I can't reveal it in advance for the sake of effect. ”

Rosen said that if his method spread, then the monster would naturally start to seek the past experiences of the person in its disguise, and it would be difficult to tell the difference, so he chose not to answer Avinia's question.

"Hehe, it's really mysterious. ”

Avinia didn't know if she had already spied on Lawson's actions tonight, or if she really didn't care much about the final result, so she didn't say anything more.

"In addition, although my principle is not to snoop on the future of the people around me at will, I can't help but take a look at it before, do you want to know what your future holds?"

This question seems familiar, and although Rosen feels that he can't have any future in the illusion, he is also a little curious, thinks for a moment, and finally shakes his head.

"I'm not interested, my own future, or it is more appropriate to come out on my own. ”

"It's funny, you know someone I know, but it's kind of similar. ”

Avinia said, not knowing who she was referring to.

Rosen was silent and didn't ask.

The few of them chatted for a while, finished their delicious coffee, and were about to leave, when Avinia finally asked.

"Actually, you already know the identity of the monster, right?"

Ain was stunned, she turned her head to look at Rosen, but the young nobleman was not surprised, and replied lightly.

"The identity of the monster is not actually the most important thing, but more importantly, it is the target it wants to attack. ”