The meeting had ended, and Arad found himself walking alone through the castle's hallways. Unlike everyone here, he didn't need guards or servants. He was alone, but that only lasted for a few seconds.
"Been a while, dad. Gotta say, this place ain't as big of a shithole as I thought."
There was no one around Arad, just the empty air, and a strange soul sitting in one of the windows, smoking a pipe. Arad slowly turned around, and sighed. "Aether… where did you find that?"
Aether looked at the pipe in his hand, and it disappeared. "What? Not supposed to smoke in front of you? I'm a soul, drop it, won't hurt me a bit. Besides, what the hell am I going to do with this life? Stuck in a box."
