Umi's assumption that it was the base of a wizard tower was correct, for when she stepped through the gate, she could see the tower stretch higher and higher, higher than any tree she'd ever seen in her life.  When she looked back, she saw Adam step through the gate and the gate close behind him.<br/><br/>"I know it doesn't look very homely, but it will not be so foreboding from the inside, I promise."<br/><br/>The door of the tower suddenly swings open with a loud metallic clang, and the wizard heads inside.  The elf followed him up a long flight of stairs that lead to a trapdoor.  He opened it and glided up through some spell, then helped Umi up behind him.  He then closed the trapdoor... which vanished into the stone floor.<br/><br/>"The hallway on your left is for the living chambers.  The other hallways lead to my labs and other parts of the tower.  Down the left hallway, the third door on the right, is where your mother and sisters wait for you.  But first..."<br/><br/>He reached into the sleeve of his robe and pulled out an ornate collar that looked to be made of mithral.<br/><br/>"Putting this on will secure your bond to me."