Xu Shuo was merely distracted observing the Traveling Poet's actions for a moment, but when he turned his attention back to the climber, he found they had already started fighting.
"Hm? Armand?"
Xu Shuo raised his eyebrows in some surprise, as he had not given Armand Ray any orders.
The steward's soul had been contracted by Cerys, allowing both parties to sense each other's state, although Cerys's consciousness took precedence.
After all, this was the most fundamental master-servant contract.
Now the two were fighting in the corridor in front of the Tall Tower.
In fact, there wasn't anything particularly important inside the Tall Tower, just a magic power hub of the castle as well as a steward acting as a guardian.
Cerys had contracted the soul not only to have someone manage the vast castle but also to have a knight guarding the core, just as a giant dragon always lurks next to a treasure.
