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Sorrow glanced over at the castle doors, she stopped fooling with the guards helmet and tossed it aside getting up to leave the Lord of the Abyss to his devices. She had time, Merril still had to cross the fields, and no insult to her mother went unchallenged.

damn her, she is always causing me issues, thanks Lord Chrono for the tip Tolly motions, and a guard moves over; "Have a small group of guards tail Sorrow, and under no circumstances does she leave the city." The guard nodded and withdrew another coming inside to take his place.

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Toole manuvered through the packed streets, vendors were shouting prices and product to other people walking up and down the street. Toole came to a stop at to massive doors, the building was huge, and made Akuma's house on the earth look small. Since it was at the end of the row it was at the edge of the city. So paddocks and a few small gardens filled the space before the large fields started.

He touched the door and a large hiss was heard before it just opened at the gentle touch. Toole turned looking at Ailes; "The last time I was in here I was having a rough go at life so please excuse the messes." Toole stepped inside and once Ailes was inside far enough the doors closed on their own, the crystal chandilers took over growing in brightness. The entry was rectangular with a vaulted ceiling. at the far end were two choices left or right. On the wall was a mural of a Young dragon sitting, looking much like Toole, but different in eye color and her horns were spiraled. The work was so detailed the picture seemed to pop off the wall.

"This is the entry, not much to see here except for the mural, but you'll find allot more of those as we make our way upstairs." Toole started forward, and made a right, the next room was a massive room with large squares that were sunk into the floor spaced in a manner so that they formed a circle, at the far end of that room was traditional parlor like setting with chairs and couches, but they were of bent and twisted wood, as if the frame was made in all one piece and the cushins rested on a weave of limbs that were coaxed to grow that way." There were a few bookshelves that held some books, but allot of other trinkets on display.

'My parlor is dual purpose, the furnature at the end is ancient elf work, they build a frame that builds the frame, and the trees that grow up are simply sawn off at the correct height when finished to form the legs. They are very expensive, but no set looks the same as another set even if the same frame is used to make another. Which makes their value so high, and their comfortable enough you can set down and not have the need to shift weight. i've yet to discover that secret." Their were a few mural in th room, but they were of Toole when he was younger, when he stood no taller as a dragon then Ailes does now."

He passed through and into another much larger room that housed the massive stairs going up. After a bit of climbing a set of two doors on each side of the stairs and a larger set right center of the stairs. "Guest rooms to the left and right, and my room is straight ahead."

Toole pushed the doors open and Toole room was perhaps very strange, tapestries on the walls and murals, amor of different kinds on display, his desk which was very ornately carved. However it was like stepping into south florida after a hurricane. Added into it was claw marks, and stains from liquids. broken glass was everywhere, the pillows of his bed were shredded and fluff from them made a soft blanket above the sparkling glass.

beside his bed or what was sat the huge gable window. it had padded bench to sit on along the edge, glass for the roof, and halfway down the sides. The view was of the fields and the sun was coming from behind given the shadows, so the sunrise would come up to fill the window.

"This is the window." Toole came to a rest inside it, trying to not look at the destruction that was behind them, but out the window.

Toole smiled; "I'm glad you like it, sorry about the room, it came from a bad time in my life. One that we corrected earlier thankfully."

There was knock on the door and another dragon stepped she was in her orginal form so the size of the doors allowed for easy passsage accenting the need for such size in doors. "I thought i heard you come in Toole." She looked over at the window and stopped. "I'm sorry, didn't mean to intrude on your company."

Toole smiled recongnizing the voice; "You've kept the house looking good Lisa, but perhaps I should have let you clean in here too. However, Lisa this is Ailes, Ailes this is Lisa, my elder sister of my fathers 2nd generation of children." Lisa glared at Toole; "The way you put that is you make look old." Toole gave her sort of a sideways glance; "Right, well you know i mean nothing by it." "i know, but should I start anything for dinner or perhaps bring up some tea?" Toole smiled; 'tea would be nice, we'll head over to Roo's later for dinner, right now were just admiring the view."

Lisa nodded and turned around heading back out the doors closing behind her softly. Toole turned back to look out the window again. "She watches over the family estates when we are gone. Her husband was a caravan driver and merchant in town here." Toole reached down at took Ailes's hand and sueezed it softy looing out the window.

Toole shook his head; "I would really like it if you would stay with me, I can have one of the guest rooms freshened up if you prefer to sleep alone. If not there will always be that large pillow for you near my head for you."

Toole rushes over and turns her over so she is face up. "Ailes, what happened, you alright, and what can i do to make you better?"

Toole sighed and moved her to normal bed before covering her. Lisa came back and set the tea down, she noticed what happened and smiled looking at the room. "I would have said something, but i didn't want to ruin her surprise, someone who goes through that amount of trouble is someone worth pursuing." Toole took the cup from Lisa and smiled; "I've already come to that conclusion, why do you think i'm still alive."

Toole nodded and Lisa poured another cup of tea offering it to the new guest. "It seems you have made some friends Toole, but what does she mean by making it back alright?" Toole was kinda confused himself as he pointed a spot near Ailes and a padded chair appeared there with a table for her tea beside it. "I don't know exactly myself." Toole stood up and came over he was hesitant but he gave Akuma a brief hug. "Welcome to my home, and its very nice to see you again."

He pulled the chair he summoned back a bit and indicated for her to sit; "Please make yourself comfortable."

Toole shook his head, and Lisa looked at Akuma. "So let me get this straight, my brother was actually dead, and your the Lord of the abyss?" Toole stopped shaking his head and he looked up and his blue eyes reflected the seriousness into Akuma's azure eyes. "If my memories of that time are false then give me what really happened."

Lisa set her cup down; "Toole, I think things transpired the way they did for a reason, and to undo them would cause you uneeded stress." Toole didn't look at Lisa; "The truth eases the mind no matter how terrible the news, and i am ready when you are."