This was a row house in the Lower District. Row houses like this were common there.
Nearly all these buildings had been constructed along the mountainside, spreading in tiers across Castleton City's Lower District. In front of the houses lay narrow alleys paved with stones.
Castleton City's rainy season was exceptionally long. Although the buildings were built against the mountain and most roads sloped downhill, drainage channels had been constructed along the roadsides to lead into the Da Nei River.
Only the main streets in the Lower District had streetlamps. Narrow stone alleys like the one outside Amy's home were pitch-black.
The occasional light that fell into the alley came from the homes of the row house residents.
The two Half-Elf girls were long accustomed to roads like this. They led the way while Roy followed behind them.
This row house was only a fifteen-minute walk from the library, placing it relatively close to the city center for the Lower District. Before long, the three of them arrived at a staircase.
Amy and her companion rented an attic together here, with a separate staircase leading up to it...
Roy stopped at the foot of the stairs. He hesitated slightly, then looked at the sharp yet capable Half-Elf girl before him and asked, "Amy, why are you helping me?"
Amy, who had been about to go upstairs, turned around with a teasing smile on her face. She said to Roy, "Pelius must have conned you terribly for you to come knocking on our door despite yourself."
Roy lowered his head and looked himself over. He certainly did not think he looked as miserable as Amy claimed...
Leaning on the stair railing, Amy looked toward the distant sea and sighed. "If Windsor were still alive, she would have helped Pelius pay you