If the final battle had not been approaching, Shade would have gladly brought Luvia here to admire the scenery, perhaps even sit beneath these lights at night and talk about plans for their future lives and their respective ideals.
Did you really just want to talk with her about life ideals here?
"Oh, don't interrupt my thoughts with that sort of thing while I'm sighing."
Shade muttered a quiet complaint in his heart, then prepared to leave. He needed to get ready for his visit to Osenfott Manor on Friday night, and perhaps once he dealt with the Demon, the Chosen One Ritual would begin as well.
Someone was coming.
"She" suddenly spoke by Shade's ear. He listened intently, but heard nothing.
Not human, but the traces of elements on them were obvious. Not a stranger.
"Where are they?"
You do not need to move. She is coming.
As she spoke, black smoke composed of a swarm of mosquitoes flew up from the opening beside the ladder. At the very top of the Lookout Tower, the smoke formed into Haila Madam Osenfott's maid, dressed in an old-fashioned yellowed maid dress, her face expressionless.
Shade had discussed Osenfott Manor's Old Butler and maid with Doctor Schneider. The Doctor believed they were both lesser Demons, used by the Stone Mirror Demon to monitor the movements within the manor. Here, "lesser Demons" referred to the alien Demons themselves, rather than ancient evil spirits from the Third Epoch.
"Ah, hello."
Shade raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Did Osenfott send you to find me, or did the Demon behind you send you? Surely it wasn't Haila Madam Osenfott who sent you?"
He could not understand why he would encounter her here.
"Master Osenfott sent me to inform you that your visit to the manor on