The master of a Secret Grounds was also the master of its Window?
Then could the master of the Secret Grounds Edward had been in be that Evil Spirit Knight?
Ms. Gosha shook her head. "Not necessarily."
"Most masters of Secret Grounds hold the highest authority within them. Take Lomis Manor, for example. Its master is the lord of the manor."
"But some masters don't like spending all their time in their Secret Grounds. They may delegate management to an avatar or a subordinate, or even leave the highest-ranking role vacant."
"For instance, my original self was once granted temporary authority as master of the Heavenly Sound Garden."
"Normally, the master of the Heavenly Sound Garden is the 'Gardener.' But my original self didn't like staying there and couldn't be bothered to have someone else play the Gardener, so she simply left the role vacant."
By then, Angel had more or less understood. If a master entered their own Secret Grounds in person, they would usually take its highest-ranking role. But the person in that role was not necessarily the master.
The Evil Spirit Knight, for example, might be the master in person or an avatar. He might also be a puppet played by a subordinate the master had appointed.
Which of those was true depended on the circumstances.
"By your account, the only way Edward can reclaim his body is to become the master of a Window? By becoming the master of the Knight Castle, for example?"
Ms. Gosha nodded. "Becoming master of the Knight Castle would be the easiest way to retrieve Edward's body. But the Knight Castle must already have a master. There's no guarantee you could wrest authority from them..."
"Besides, you'd first have to find that master, defeat them, and take their role before you