"Were you really just here to look around?"
After leaving Madame Maxime's office, Pheobe walked backward with her hands clasped behind her, still looking somewhat suspicious.
It wasn't that she was given to conspiracy theories. It was just that the whole thing seemed a little strange no matter how she looked at it.
"It's not like I came to Beauxbatons to steal magic."
Ezio spread his hands and said innocently.
"Maybe you're up to something."
"Maybe I just wanted to get out and enjoy the scenery. Is there anywhere in Beauxbatons where you can see the whole school?"
"Oh~ So you came to scout the place out." Pheobe nodded thoughtfully.
"Do I really look that much like a bad guy?"
"Not really." Pheobe shook her head. "Come on, then. I'll take you somewhere nice. If anywhere offers a panoramic view of Beauxbatons, it has to be the Star-Gazing Tower. We can have afternoon tea there, too. What's Hogwarts like? How does it compare to Beauxbatons?"
Pheobe led Ezio into a small compartment that looked a bit like an elevator. She reached out and swiped a crystal ball; the door ahead closed, and the walls around them shifted and rearranged themselves. A short while later, when the doors opened, they had arrived in another part of the castle.
"Mr. Flamel helped rebuild Beauxbatons Castle, and he installed a lot of alchemical mechanisms. The whole castle is one giant alchemical workshop. With the Room of Coming and Going, we can get to any part of Beauxbatons very easily. But the Star-Gazing Tower means climbing stairs. This way."
"That's a pretty interesting design." Ezio glanced out the window. They had probably been in the middle section of Beauxbatons Castle before, where Madame Maxime's office was. Now they were on the left side, with