That same night.
Outside the city of Trier, clouds churned silently above the gently flowing Rhine River.
Beyond the heavy, gloomy clouds, a castle built from masses of cloud floated over a sea of clouds illuminated by the crimson moon.
Inside the castle, the floors, walls, gardens, and houses constructed from clouds were astonishingly solid.
This allowed birds, rats, cats, dogs, and other animals to move about inside the castle.
These birds and animals seemed to serve as guards.
They patrolled Cloud Castle in disciplined groups, leaving no corner unchecked.
Deep within the castle stood a hall where a gentle breeze stirred and arcs of electricity danced.
An enormous figure sat on a high-backed chair built from clouds.
She was three or four meters tall, like a giant, but did not look muscular.
Her overall build was slender, her body composed of deep, dark clouds that surged silently, flickering within as though lightning were coursing through them.
She wore a long red robe formed from condensed flames, with symbols and markings faintly visible across its surface.
Her glasses, bracelets, and rings were all fashioned from condensed frost.
She was the "Weather Fairy," Squidward.
A mass of mist floated before Squidward. Within it, she could see Belsi Street in Trier and a thick bolt of lightning crashing down. Yet it had not struck the Loen gentleman who had changed into Intis clothing as she had expected.
The human seemed to have been on guard already. As the lightning struck, he scattered into flames and flew away, reassembling atop a shop sign.
Squidward snorted in displeasure.
Trier was a trap.
A trap she had painstakingly laid.
Upon noticing that a "Seer" was trying to pinpoint her location, Squidward had used her standing and her abilities as a "Weather Fairy" to interfere with