<strong>"Very well. I choose my Knight-Commander. I believe I can trust anything in his care."</strong>Nodding seriously, the Duke gestured for Gabriel to follow then shouting at his guards.<strong>"Show the guards that brought my son and daughter home to the empty barracks."</strong>The Duke accompanied Gabriel and his companion along towards the distance, leading the two of them as well as the knight-commander to a private room, at the keep's side chambers. It looked like a private study of some sort, but a study for<em>what</em>was harder to say. The walls and bookshelves had images pinned upon them. Strange symbols, complex formulae, and calculations of some kind. There was nothing<em>evil</em>in sight there yet many of those images seemed strange, almost unnatural.<br/><br/><strong>"This is about as private as you can get in this Keep. The place has its walls sealed by magic, and there are wards in place here that prevent unwanted people from walking in. I have the right to enter and bring others here, but usually only 1 person arrives here."</strong>As the Duke was speaking, the Knight Commander frowned and looked around. "I still think this is suspicious my liege."<br/><br/>Michael was silent, looking at Gabriel a bit hesitantly.