The guard handed them over to a servant at the gate with instructions and returned to his duty post. The well groomed male servant, clad in the official uniform of the household staff, led both Xzavier and Dale into the estate and Xzavier was taken in by the brilliance of the whole scene. It took him a while to get it all in.
Of course, Xzavier had seen much more complex architecture. He had also seen the style of European manors and estates in movies and dramas, but there was something gripping and compellingly astounding about seeing such a retro architectural structure in real life.
The first thing Xzavier noticed was the well nurtured trees on both sides of path that led down to the actual building. He felt like he was taking a walk down a very secure park. The trees weren't all uniform in color, no. They were a collage of nature's display of diversity. The different colors splashed against each other, competing for beauty and at the same time, enhancing each other's beauty.
