"Then can you take me along?"
"Of course n..."
Edward paused for half a second. "Actually, sure."
He would just be visiting piers in various regions anyway. "It'll be pretty boring, though."
She shook her head. "Surely it'll be more interesting than playing the same piece and drawing lines over and over?"
Edward then took Bernadette to see her three tutors. He first had her apologize to them, then had her carefully demonstrate everything they had taught her that day, proving that she had taken her lessons seriously and mastered them.
Watching the three tutors leave, the little girl happily threw up her hands and shouted:
"Long live freedom!"
Before long, Dubois returned with a huge map. The moment it was unfolded, Edward's head swam. He had seen maps of the Northern Continent before, but those had all been relatively simple outlines.
The one Dubois had bought, however, was extraordinarily detailed. The sight of the densely packed ports covering that long coastline left him rather dazed. If he really went through with his original plan, he would definitely go insane.
What was more, even this map did not mark every port.
"No, I have to find a way to narrow it down."
There was still no word from Pallez, and Edward had no other channels for finding members of the Abraham family. Perhaps... he could try finding a way to contact Mr. Door directly?
"Looks like I still need to visit Medici."
But he could already foresee that the fellow would never willingly give Edward Mr. Door's "contact details." Even if he somehow managed to get them out of him, he would still have to prepare various gemstones and hair from a descendant of the Abraham bloodline, then wait for a full moon to set up the ritual.
*But... if