The next day, Solis and Noir went to the luxurious hotel owned by the Nerium group at the appointed time. Noir was quite impressed by the glamour of the place – in his opinion, it was no less grand than the imperial palace of his emperor father, and he whispered so in Solis's ear.
"Do you miss it?" Solis asked softly.
Noir blinked. "The imperial palace?" he asked quizzically.
Solis nodded.
Noir frowned and shook his head. "Maybe…but probably not," he murmured.
Solis decided he'd build a grand palace for Noir so that they could go and live there sometimes – whenever Noir felt a little homesick. He started running a list of his properties in his mind to see if there was anything suitable. As for the structure and design of the imperial palace, he would be able to piece something together from the myths as well as Noir's descriptions. One thing was sure – there would be no viewing tower in it!
