<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #00FFBF">"I missed her, one of the brigands took the hit on accident."</span></span>Alexander would state when she talked about how she could have ended up as the girl from earlier. Well, if he was a darker soul and cruel, she probably would have ended up in a worse situation than the girl from her village. It was possible that those brigands could have been sacking the village simply to get slaves and prisoners to sell, so they were just trying out some of their merchandise. Now he had a girl who was trapped on the premises, innocent and low on self-esteem, oh how he could use this to fulfill his darker side as he was a wolf wearing sheep's clothing.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #00FFBF">"It is magic, I assume."</span></span>He'd say with a light shrug before arching a brow at her for a few moments then continuing to walk off in the direction of the hot springs. Most of the flooring on the upper levels was made of wood planks and panels, as well as dried mats. Despite having spent a short time in the library, it seemed that the area was being cleaned up more and more since their last venture into the halls. Even some walls seemed to have been replaced or restored, giving the castle back its liveliness.<br/><br/>As they walked, he seemed to be holding her closer to himself as his grasp on her was a little tight. Despite following the map, they were in the center of the castle and the west wing was on the very far side of the castle. It was like walking through a labyrinth or a maze as there were so many rooms, stairwells, traps, hidden passage ways and blocked areas. If it wasn't for the map, it would almost feel as if they were walking in circles the entire time. It would seem that the entire castle was compromised of several tens of buildings which had all been stitched together with wooden bridges and passage way additions. At one point they were on an uncovered bridge which revealed the clouded sky which looked like it was about to release a legion of tears. The crackling of thunder could be heard in the distance as it seemed the weather was just choosing to act up now.<br/><br/>If she looked out far enough, she'd probably see a pile of dead bodies. All of which were the bodies of bandits according to the mini-map if she were to look at it to confirm. There were only a few villagers which were dead, but the girl didn't seem to be among the dead. It was as if the monsters had either let them go, or took them into the caves below the main area of the dungeon. The flames in the distance where her village was though were still rising into the sky, but they weren't as bad as before.