Klaus drove his supercar through the winding roads of the countryside, William seated calmly beside him.
The early morning light painted the rolling hills and dense forests in soft hues. After approximately an hour of travel, the car approached its destination.
The landscape began to shift, the scattered farmlands giving way to a hidden, secluded valley. The air grew cooler here, a fresh scent of pine and damp earth replacing the city's lingering odors.
A colossal mansion, almost double the size of William's city residence, came into view.
It was not merely large, it was an imposing structure, built from dark, weathered stone that seemed to emerge naturally from the landscape.
Its architecture suggested that it was hundereds of years old.
It was situated at the bottommost point of a secluded valley, entirely surrounded by towering mountains on two sides.
