Charles nodded. "Yes, I went to the Shadow Nightmare Realm. I just told Instructor Loran about it, and she rewarded me with a few things."
"She told me to rest properly for the next few days. The patrol assignment may have to be delayed by a few days."
As Charles spoke, he gestured to the box in his hand.
Quake looked at the box and sensed an aura of magic from it.
He immediately understood Charles's meaning and said, "Then go back and rest first. I'll come find you later."
"I'm also very curious about what you went through in the Shadow Nightmare Realm!"
"Sure."
After saying goodbye to Quake, Charles did not hurry back. Instead, he carried the box and strolled around the castle.
Only after several apprentices and even the manor's servants had seen him did he return to his room.
Upon returning, Charles carefully inspected the entire suite, paying particular attention to the bedside where he had been sitting.
Standing by the bed, he looked toward the window to one side.
The curtains were half-drawn. Light shone upon them, casting a strip of shadow across the bed.
Clearly, he had been careless and let that shadow cover him. At just that moment, the passage from the Wizard World to the Shadow Nightmare Realm had opened and transferred him over.
He let out a soft breath, then used his mental power to draw the curtains shut completely.
But then another thought struck him. Without any light, wouldn't this entire room be nothing but shadows?
Thinking of that, Charles went straight outside and asked an attendant to find him a room away from the light.
After resting for two or three hours, a knock sounded at the door.
When he opened it, Quake stood outside.
Quake was holding a