After traveling quite a distance, they finally arrived at the big city where Mr. Westly's house was. Young Westly was fast asleep next to Alfred, and Annabelle seemed to have fallen asleep on William's shoulder too.
"(Annabelle is so relaxed.. Ah but her neck looks so soft and soft now. I can't wait to take a bite of it.)"
William's instincts as a vampire began to appear, because it was almost past midnight. But of course he had to try to restrain it so that his identity would not be discovered. So he had to shift his focus to other things by talking to the only person in here who was still awake, Alfred.
"So where is the Westly house, Alfred?"
Of course this seems like a small talk, since I've been to this city several times. But I never got chance to visit all the places in this city. Besides that, I've never even heard of the large and unique house belonging to the Westly family, which is being built continuously without stopping.
Because if everything is according to what Alfred and the young master told, then the residence of Mr. Westly should be one of the iconic buildings in this city because of its large and unique shape.
"Still a bit far from the main road Mr. William, we have to pass through the town square and go further into the city."
"That means it's quite far from this main road?"
"That's more or less Mr. William, because the Westly family's estate is quite large. So it cannot be built near the main road which is a busy and congested area."
"Does that mean the Westly Family House was set up in a noble estate in this town?"
"That's right, William. It's because the Westly family is one of the prestigious families and has contributed a lot to this country, that the royal family crowned him as a noble family."
"I see, that why I never saw it, because if you look at the shape it should be quite large and unique, right. Because I have visited this city several times but have never seen such a building."
"That's because the noble area of this city is not accessible to all of people, Mr. William. So that not everyone can see how the big house of Mr. Westly's family looks like. Besides that, I think the shape is not too unique and only looks like a big ordinary house when viewed from the outside. I think Mr. William will understand after seeing it for himself."
"But don't any of the other nobles suspect, or find it odd that the Westly family are constantly renovating?"
"Actually, even though the construction is continuously being carried out without stopping, we are doing it little by little so that it doesn't look too flashy. After all, the Westly family have a lot of money, so the continuous expansion of the house which is a sign of the wealth of a noble is also common."
"(What a waste of self-evident those nobles. Bastard.. People who always like to waste money in vain huh?)"
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Then the horse-drawn carriage got longer and deeper into the city. The big city streets were also quite quiet considering it was almost past midnight. But here and there we can still see some people passing by and even some shops seem to have just closed their shops. It seemed quite natural to see a scene like this in a city of this size, as there were certainly all kinds of things to do into the night.
When the horse carriage started to enter the town square, the atmosphere began to feel more lively because some places such as bars were still open, and still looked bustling with people who seemed to be having fun there.
But the noble area that Alfred was talking about was still nowhere to be seen, it seemed that the area was on the outskirts of the city, because they were starting to move away from the city center. And when they started to enter the residential area in this city, the atmosphere of silence became even more quiet.
"I didn't think that even a big city could feel this quiet?"
William tried to open the talk to break the silence.
"Of course Mr. William. Even in a big city, now we are in a residential area where of course many people have fallen asleep to prepare for tomorrow. After all if they're still awake and need some entertainment at a time like this, then they'll go to a bar that's busier and has more entertainment than here."
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Soon the horse carriage entered an area with buildings that had decorations much different from the previous place. Where the buildings here look more luxurious which can be seen from the existing wood carvings and the art glass they use. Even so, a quiet atmosphere still enveloped, and almost no people were seen around this area.
"Don't nobles or rich people have a place to have fun place like bars?"
This raised questions for William, because he rarely knew the blue-blooded people and the parties they had.
"Normally nobles or rich people have their own exclusive club for fun, master. Where they have their own party in one of their homes or private property. So you hardly ever see nobles in public like this at a time like this."
"Oh Annabelle you're awake. I see they prefer to have fun with their own people than with stranger or common people. What a boring people."
"I'm sorry master, I fell asleep..."
Annabelle said this with her face still a little sleepy, she tried to rub her eyes so she could wake up soon.
"No problem Annabelle. It's quite a journey so I guess it's only natural that you're tired."
"It's true as Miss Annabelle and Mr. William say, that nobles usually prefer to have fun with other nobles as well. Because apart from increasing their social status, they can also expand the connections they have."
"No wonder they rarely associate with ordinary people who they think will not bring them any benefit."
"That's the way it is, Mr. William, usually nobles only live to make money and satisfy their desires."
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Not long after they passed through the luxurious area earlier, they finally arrived at a gate guarded by 2 people. One of them had short hair and the other had mushroom-like hair.
"Please stop.."
Their horse carriage was stopped by one of the short-haired guards, Alfred poked his head in the carriage's window to announce his whereabouts. This woke the young master.
"It's me Alfred and young master Westly."
One of the mushroom-haired guards then stepped forward, and peered into the carriage from its window. While looking inside to check, the guard saw Annabelle and then seemed to be silent for a moment and slightly blushed as Annabelle greeted her with a smile.
After making sure that there was no problem in the horse carriage. He backed away and raised his hand to signal to his other friend that all was well.
"Okay, go ahead..."
"Hey, wait! Don't you guys realize that this is my horse carriage?! Are your brains as small as a shrimp so they never remember me?!"
It seemed that this young master was a little emotional because he had just woken up, and the frequent inspections of the guards like this were annoying. Or maybe because the guard was blushing when he saw Annabelle greeting him with her smile's, that make this young master became annoyed. Or maybe because all of that? Who knows.
"Forgive us Mr. Westly but these are the rules, where we have to check all the passengers for the sake of the safety of this area."
"But Alfred already explained it didn't he? Do you guys need to check into this carriage again? You kept my important guest waiting."
"Forgive us once again sir."
They both lowered their heads in apology, then Alfred who was beside him also tried to calm the young master who was being emotional.
Then the horse-drawn carriage walked through the gate and into the nobles' area. Not long after that, a house was seen which was quite tall compared to the other houses. This is unmistakably the Westly family home.