Idelynn Castle

The Idelynn Castle (이델린느 외성, RR: Idellinneu oeseong, MR: Idellinnŭ oesŏng) ^[1] is a castle in the Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon.

It's located in Idelon of the Southern Region of the Gaianes Empire, Gaianes Empire.

History[]

In 304 AC, capital city of the Southern Empire, Idelon. In a royal palace, in the queen's bedroom located on the top floor, a girl was lying on a bed. The girl was in a deep sleep. Suddenly, Charlene opened her eyes, feeling an alien energy. Charlene got up nervously. And Charlene opened her mouth majestically. Charlene asked was someone there. A rude intruder walked up. Charlene was surprised and pulled the blanket. Charlene shouted to someone that who, who they were. The intruder was wearing a dark hood, light purple clothing underneath the hood, and a necklace with a single light green bead around their neck. The intruder created a black light energy with one hand and spoke in a sonorous voice from one side of the dark bedroom that she was the Lord here. Unable to bear it anymore, Charlene shouted loudly in a sharp tone that an intruder, how insolent, they dare attack her with magic knowing full well who she's, if they doesn't reveal themselves this instant, she'll burn every inch of them alive. Charlene used the Flame Spear spell. The entire bedroom glowed red and a window of flame was created in the air. Even before it was shot out of the window, a cute short-haired girl with shiny black hair like ebony burst out laughing. The intruder used the Absolute Magic Seal spell. A huge mana energy gushed out from the short-haired girl. The spear of flame disappeared in an instant, and a vast amount of magical power swept over Charlene. Charlene was surprised and shouted huh, this was the ultimate eighth circle spell. The energy of black mana swirled around Charlene's entire body and began to rise. Charlene shouted aaagh. Charlene fell helplessly to the floor. Charlene was astonished as she felt the mana of her entire body being sealed. Charlene thought wait, the ultimate eight circle spell, that does mean, that the intruder has mastered eighth circle spells like her, but that's impossible. The intruder said hoho, now, her mana has been sealed, she doesn't worry, she's only doing this because being a Lord sounded like fun, she'll try it out and if she doesn't like it, she'll return the title to her. The intruder spoke while using magic. The short black hair grew long in an instant and began to turn golden. Charlene's eyes trembled violently. The intruder said so she has fun outside, this place, belonged to her now. The unidentified girl becomes Charlene herself and smiled. Charlene's own face looked at her with a mischievous expression. ^[2]

Seton said finally, he saw it... ...the capital city of the southern empire... Idelon. ^[3]

Capital city of the Southern Empire, Idelon. Someone said they finally made it to Idelon... It's huge. Another said there were so many buildings. Yuna said how they did build such a big city like this. Seton said Libeid was like a small village in comparison. Aria thought so this was the Southern Empire... ...where she can find the key to becoming human again. Pete said it's so big, he can't even see where the city walls end, but the most outstanding thing of all... ...was that massive tower. ^[4]

The group sat around a small table, and there were several sheets of paper on it, filled with drawings of all kinds of buildings. Charlene said there, she's done. Charlene said here's the interior of the palace she drew... based on her memories. Someone asked incredible, how Charlene did manage to remember all this... Charlene answered she was born and raised there, so she should knew the ins and outs of her home. Seton thought his mansion was way smaller than that, and he still got lost... Seton examining the map and asked by the way... this was the classified information, the map showed all the secret passages inside the tower, the locations of the mages' labs... ...where the magical artifacts were kept, the magical traps, and even where all the guards were located. Pete said simply possessing this information will get them arested, it'll be terrible if even a single page of this map leaked out... Charlene said to Pete that please burn all the pages once he has memorized the layout, she wouldn't want to reveal the location of her bedroom... Yuna's eyes sparkled and said this was top-tier information, she bet she can sell it for 2,500 Gold to a guild of thieves... no, maybe even 2,800 Gold. Someone thought Yuna is joking... right. Someone said the fact that Charlene can draw such a detailed layout... proved that she's indeed the Queen of Sorcery. Yuna said in that case, they won't change how they address her... ...Charlene, now that they have this map, they won't get lost inside... ...but what they should do once they sneak in. Charlene said they'll need a master-level mage... to break the Absolute Magic Seal that's been cast on her, however, convincing a master-level mage that she's the Queen of Sorcery won't be easy. Pete asked but she weren't the only mage who's mastered Eighth Circle spells, Charlene, what if she demonstrate her knowledge of magic, like she did to them... Charlene said it won't be convincing enough, the fake has also mastered Eighth Circle spells like her, she doesn't know any more than she does, which left room for doubt, due to her position, she has never been personally close with any master-level mages, so none of them will recognize her, that's why she'll need... ...the Tanin's Scepter, activating this... requires a secret art passed down only to the Queens of Sorcery, she can activate it even without her magic, it'd be best if she can convince them by using the scepter, but if she can't... at least she'll give her a chance to explain her situation, she believe this was their best bet at the moment. Aria said if Charlene's goal if to remove the spell... ...instead of going around the problem... ...why they don't take down the fake. Yuna was embarassed and shouted how that is even possible, Fakelene＊ is also a mage of Eighth Circle, it'll be challenging regardless of how strong she's, Aria. ＊Fakelene=Fake Charlene. Charlene said killing the fake won't remove the seal... since the spell doesn't require a continuous stream of mana... Someone asked so, where the Tanin's Scepter is. Charlene answered it's her room, it's kept securely inside a safe. Seton asked what if they disguise themselves as a servant or a maid. Charlene answered it won't work, they have to go through a rigorous examination of their identity spanning three generations to be hired as a servant there, security is tight since a lot of confidential information about magic is kept inside. Yuna asked that may be true for the Tower of Razel, but what about the outer bailey of the castle. Charlene was surprised and thought for a moment and relaxed her voice a little that the examination is certainly less rigorous there, still they do check their acquaintances, so they'll need someone who can vouch for their identities. Pete said oh, what if they get the temple to vouch for them, that would work. Seton said but the temple would become suspicious of them, why they would suddenly go from being adventurers to attendants... Pete said maybe they can explain Charlene's situation and ask for their cooperation in advance... Yuna said they're not sure if the temple will believe them, plus, they have no idea how many more people are involved in this incident, it's possible that Fakelene has connections inside the temple too, in fact, they might end up giving themselves away to the fake. Pete was awkwarded. Someone asked then there's even a way they can get in. Yuna made a disapproving expression and said she thought... ...they have no choice but to create a fake who can vouch for them. ^[1]

Hyak asked to Yuna that she does... need something stolen. ^[5]

Yuna answered they need to get inside here. ^[5]

Hyak was surprised. Hyak shouted to Yuna that here, she's serious, if they catch her, she'll face something worse than death, she'll be subject to all kinds of magical experiments. Yuna said to Hyak that's precisely why they came to the Guild of Thieves, but his reaction told her they won't get anywhere with him... so he may take them to the Guild Master. ^[5]

Southern Empire Idelynn Castles. The head maid said as maids, their job is to ensure the castle, which represented their nation, remained in impeccable condition, so they should take pride in their work, everyone. The head maid shouted now, the maids should begin cleaning the floor. The maids wore maid uniforms consisting of a black one-piece dress, a white apron, and a pure white hood on their heads, they began cleaning the building, sweeping the floor with a broom and wiping it shiny with a mop. Arin yawned and said he's sleepy. Arin said with sleepy eyes that why they do have to wake up so early in the morning... Yuna, who was wearing the royal maid uniform of a black one-piece dress and white apron, just like Arin, said because they're maids. Yuna thought it's been a week since they arrived, based on the information they've gathered so far, Charlene's map perfectly matches the actual layout of the castle, and... they've been spending most of their time doing housework, originally, their plan was to investigate various paths for infiltration around the outer bailey, but they've been too busy and exhausted from working as maids. Yuna thought about the time she spent in the kitchen, peeling potatoes with a small pocket knife and washing the dishes without stopping. Yuna sighed deeply and thought how in the world she did end up joining such a dangerous quest, when Shihad Academy collapsed, so did her opportunity to learn magic, without high status or money, she can't learin magic no matter how talented she may be, no mage would take a commoner like her as an appentice, either, this won't do, she has only mastered mid-level Fourth Circle spells... ...she has no future as a mage, but there is still an opportunity, she must help the Queen of Sorcery, most importantly, she must do as Arin said, the dragons' book of spells, which should hold knowledge of all magic... ...is worth taking the risk. Arin mopped the floor until it was shiny. ^[6]

Arin smiled and waved his hand and said Aria, she could let him try doing laundry too. Arin was hanging laundry on the clothesline and asked this was how Arin does it, like this. Aria said Arin, wait... Arin dropped the laundry on the ground and said oops. Arin laughed and said it's okay, he can just give it a good shake, no... Arin need to wash it again. Arin dropped the laundry on the ground again and said oops, he dropped it again, he should shake off the dirt. Yuna said what Arin was doing. Aria said Arin just don't do anything. Yuna thought according to their plan... they take action tonight, she wondered how Pete's doing. Beyond the outer castle, a white tower can be seen in the distance. A girl with short hair wearing the same outfit as Arin holding a broom and asked Arin is still working on this. Arin said to the girl that oh, it's her, her roommate. The girl shouted it's Kami, Arin can at least remember her name. Kami sighed and said Arin is too distracted to get any cleaning done, she'll be fired at this rate. Arin smiled faintly and said hehe, she's a bit of a slowpoke. But surprisingly, Arin's cuteness seemed to work. Kami said th-that's too bad, she'll help Arin. Arin said whoa, really. At this time, some wooden wagons suddenly rushed by. Arin asked huh, what's that. Kami said they're wagons carrying god's grace, the temple has sent them gifts to prepare for the winter, it also included donated goods from the nobles, typically items like clothes or food, simply put, it's a gift from the nobility and the temple to the commoners. Arin asked who sent that one. Kami answered who knew, maybe the temple, it's written on the carriage there... ...but it's written in an ancient language that only mages or priests can read. Arin said hmm, it said "Catacaron." Kami was surprised and asked how she did read that, Arin. Arin answered she read it because she can. Kami looked at Arin with surprised eyes and thought her goodness, she has never encountered a maid who can read an ancient language. Arin thought Catacaron must be the temple from before, Pete must've arrived. Many maids were already clinging to the wagon and squirming hard. At the Tower of Razel, a woman in brown dress saw Pete and said that priest... Arin slept on the first floor of a bunk bed. Someone said Arin, wake up, Arin. Arin who's wearing a white nightshirt looked at her with a frown and asked Yuna, why she's waking him up. Yuna who's wearing a robe, answered why, Arin ask... ...because their plan begins tonight, so he must hurry and get ready. Next to Yuna is Aria wearing a mercenary uniform. ^[7]

As here was a royal palace, of course there were guards patrolling around all the time. Yuna said the path was clear. Arin's eyes sparkled with tension and excitement and said this was kind of fun and thrilling. Yuna said just so Arin knew... they're risking their lives for this infiltration. Aria said Yuna, Arin, they have arrived, this must be it, the storage where the wagons were being kept. They took a box from one of the lined up wagons. The great sword was caught in Aria's hand, and the Dazzling Dragon Sword was caught in Arin's hand. Yuna said Pete successfully smuggled them in. Arin tilted his head as he watched Yuna take out a black robe from the box and put it on, and said, huh, the color of her robe is different. Yuna said a white robe is too eyecatching, Arin, Aria, they two should wear their robes too, they don't have much time, let's hurry, their next destination is the sewer located about 300 feet south of the maids' residence, it'll be a little dirty... ...but they'll have to put up with it for their plan... Arin can do that. But surprisingly, Arin didn't show any resistance and just grumbled a little and said ugh... the sewer again, he does have a choice, let's go. Yuna thought what's this, Arin is more willing than she thought, the sewer again, what kind of business does a dragon have inside a sewer. Yuna said even though they have these roves on, please they should take care not to get any filth on them, having a stench will make it harder for them to move stealthily. Arin covered his nose with his hand and said ugh, he hate filth, he should've gone with Pete, he bet he's relaxing in a comfy room. ^[8]