Completely different from Avalon - the Duke of Iris is even richer than the great nobles of Star Antimony.
The "mansion" of the Duke of Vendôme was actually a castle, and not just a huge house.
The manor covers an area of about 800 hectares, which is roughly the size of eight Shanghai Disney parks - for Aiwass, it was the largest amusement park he had ever been to.
The top of the castle, which is mainly cream-colored, is decorated with dark green bricks and tiles. There are also a large number of green plants for decoration. The garden alone requires at least ten gardeners to barely meet the daily maintenance.
The left and right sides of the castle are just annexes for servants or guests to live in. They are composed of eight slightly lower two-story villas connected in a square frame. There are a total of sixteen villas - any one of which is bigger than the castle.
Moriarty House in Wallonia is even larger.
The manor is surrounded by forests on three sides, and only the side from which we came has a road.
At this moment, they had stopped in front of the bridge in front of the castle - further ahead was a place where carriages could not enter. Anyone had to walk across this short bridge to enter.
This castle is even larger than Star Antimony's Red Castle. After walking across a not-so-long bridge, you also have to walk through three steps of stairs - this is obviously a structure prepared to prevent moisture caused by high tides.
There are more than sixty steps in total. After walking through these stairs, there is not a fountain at the door like the Red Fort, but an entire lake on the opposite side of the stairs, and this lake is connected to the sea through a long waterway.
.The water from the lake is introduced inward, forming a structure similar to a "moat", placing the entire main body of the castle under the protection of flowing water.
Of course, such a structure would never appear in the Red Fort.
——Because this is used to prevent the children of the moon from entering.
Children of the Moon cannot pass through flowing water, which will make them feel extremely frightened. It is like walking on a cliff and can only walk on a narrow piece of transparent glass, only two or three centimeters wide.
When walking on the ground, people can actually do this kind of "walking on the line" easily. In fact, it is about the same width as the curb on the roadside. If a person can walk forward on the curb, in theory, he can also walk alone on the cliff.
The wood moves forward. However, the fear in the heart will make it impossible to move forward. If you force yourself to walk, your legs will become weak and you will fall into the cliff.
The Moonchild's fear of "moving water" is also of this nature. It all comes from the fear engraved in instinct.
Moonchildren feel intense fear when they try to cross moving water - especially when they realize they are trying to cross moving water.
It's just that people can overcome the fear of heights through training... It comes from "adaptation" habits, "balanced" experience, "authoritarian" education, and the transformation of "instinct".
But the Son of the Moon cannot resist his racial instinct, just like the Son of the Moon cannot prevent himself from sucking blood... because the path of love advocates indulgence, and the "desire" here refers to instinct - and fear is also instinctive.
A sort of.
Even the Moon Child in the form of a bat cannot fly across the "moat". Even the Moon Child in the form of someone else cannot pass that long bridge, and may even expose its identity in fear.
The only way to get in and out is to sit in a car and rely on the transportation of others. Because of this, carriages are not allowed to enter even if they are transporting distinguished guests.
But even the main body of the castle itself is actually not very high. The main body of the castle is only three stories high. But the roof of the castle is decorated with many gargoyles... These gargoyles are on their own "stakes", guarding the place.
The safety of the castle.
They can expel the undead, attract curses, form a large group of gargoyles, and can even nullify the effects of enchantment spells and prophecy spells on the castle - this is actually the most primitive use of gargoyles.
Inside the castle, there are sculptures and paintings by masters everywhere.
Carpets and tapestries are all decorated with complex decorations. The ceilings are carved with paintings or decorated with glass.
This is not even the most valuable manor of the Duke of Vendôme...but just the manor with the largest area and where he lives most often. After all, the environment here in Les Genres is high enough - another reason is that it has an endless supply of
of living water.
But when Aiwass saw this scene, he raised his eyebrows.
He felt something subtle for a moment. The architectural style of the Duke of Vendôme and his caution against the Moon Child made him feel a strange sense of inconsistency... but for a moment he couldn't tell what the problem was.
On the way, Annie was still trying to communicate with Aiwass. From time to time, she tried to raise topics, and Aiwass just smiled gently and responded. It seemed gentle and polite, but in fact he was distant - because even Aiwass
Si himself didn't know how he should get along with this "mother".
"Speaking of which, when I met Julio..."
Finally, when Annie mentioned her father, Aiwass's ears twitched slightly and his whole body became quiet.
Anne also realized the difference, so she happily chatted about the interesting things the two had in college:
"You know, Giulio was actually a bad and childish guy back then. Although he looked polite and gentle, he always liked to make scary jokes or do pranks like a child. I was
I was made to cry by him several times...each time I bitterly said in my heart, 'I won't pay attention to him', but after he apologized...I still forgave him. After all, what should I do?
As if about to cry...
"When he was in front of outsiders, especially in front of teachers, he always seemed calm and reliable. People always regarded him as an idol, and many people worshiped him. It was as if he could do anything. But when he was in front of me,
He became like a child..."
When the conversation started, Annie started talking non-stop.
There seemed to be a lot of feelings and words squeezing in her heart, but she never had the chance to tell anyone. Even after twenty years, the memory of Giulio in her heart was still so clear.
Ten years is enough time for people to forget the past, but after such a long time, she still remembers it in her heart... This is the proof of the immersion dusk.
She always brings back memories of the past, and only now can she have such clear memories.
Judging from her strong and sincere feelings for Giulio, no matter which of the two Annes is the Swamp Man... at least the time point when the two split up must be after she fell in love with Giulio. Even her split itself,
All may be related to this matter.
Because of this, Aiwass feels more and more subtle.
This Annie also has extremely sincere feelings for her father, and the "Swamp Man" is an exact copy of the original body... It seems that apart from "not giving birth to Aiwass" and "not being killed", she is Aiwass's
Biological mother Anne is not a substitute or a fake.
But these two points are the most critical, which makes Aiwass feel more and more intensely separated, and he can realize more and more clearly that Anne is not his mother. But she may not have no love for herself, whom she has never met.
Neither Aiwass nor Anne mentioned the secret about the "Swamp Man". This was not a secret that could be brought up casually in the corridor. Aiwass did not want people to know, and the same was true for Anne.
Except for Anne and the Grand Duke, perhaps no one else knew the secret - Aiwass even saw the "Abigail" he had seen in his dream yawning as he passed by.
Si then suddenly turned around and froze on the spot, showing an extremely shocked expression.
Should I say...is she worthy of the role played by Isabel?
Although Aiwass no longer has any impression of his mother in his mind, Anne's soft and timid appearance, strong and persistent character on the inside is indeed somewhat similar to Isabel.
If you think about it carefully, the "Lord of Scales and Feathers" was responsible for the role arrangement in that promotion ceremony... I can only say that the boss still had some ideas in selecting people.
Or in other words - He did it on purpose.
As they walked along, they saw huge portraits from time to time.
Aiwass was in a trance, and even felt like he was home...because everyone on the wall here looked somewhat similar to Aiwass.
Finally, they arrived at the main hall.
It was almost midnight at this time.
The old man with white hair and white beard was sitting in the living room quietly waiting for the distinguished guests. Sherlock sat next to him, wearing only a thin silk shirt on his upper body, drinking black tea slowly.
The old Duke was not wearing the Duke's complicated and gorgeous dress, but was wearing a red pajamas with warm fluff. Even though it was summer, his hands and feet were still cold, and his purple skin looked extremely cold. In the room
There was even a stove on.
——At that moment, Aiwass was startled.
...Although the color is different, it is exactly the fox velvet pajamas that Aiwass is familiar with.
He also has one, almost identical.
It was given to him by his adoptive father Moriarty.