When the gathering ended and Altair's consciousness returned to his body, he jolted upright and sat halfway up. He looked at the pocket watch in his hand and realized that although the gathering had seemed to last a long time to him, only two minutes had passed in the real world.
After a moment's thought, Altair smiled and shook his head. "It seems Adam's Twilight Hermit gathering also involves an exchange of consciousness, which gave me a distorted sense of time."
After resting for two minutes, Altair got out of bed. When he opened Vivian's door, he saw Vera standing guard outside.
Hearing the door open, Vera turned around and saw Altair. She smiled and patted her already modest chest before saying to him:
"Count Altair, you can rest easy. Vera will stay right here by the door and make sure no one disturbs you."
Altair could only nod awkwardly and instruct Vera, "Go downstairs and call Hahn up. I'll wait for him in the study."
Without waiting for Vera to respond, Altair left and headed to the study to wait.
Vera touched her forehead and, as she went downstairs, murmured in confusion, "Didn't he just say not to let anyone disturb his rest? Why isn't he resting now? He wants me to call Butler Hahn to the study instead. How strange."
"Knock, knock."
Hahn tapped on the study door to announce his arrival. After waiting two seconds, he opened the door and entered.
Altair had been thinking over his plans. He looked up, saw Hahn, and asked directly:
"Hahn, does the family have a channel for acquiring Beyonder materials at the Brave Man Bar, 13 Iron Gate Street, East Borough, Bexland?"
After a few seconds of recollection, Hahn replied, "No, Count Altair. The gathering you mentioned is a