With a wave of her hand, Bela opened the door, revealing a hall even more imposing than the rest of the mansion, with black velvet furniture and antique chandeliers casting shadowy lights.
"Why so dark… seriously, light bulbs exist, you know? Why use candles?" Strax questioned, hiding his hands in his pockets.
"Brightness isn't really our thing… besides, we can see in the dark, so it doesn't matter much…" Bela replied, leading the way.
"…" Strax fell silent. No matter how much he tried to argue, this annoying girl always had a response ready to contradict him.
So, he just decided to ignore her and started searching for Scarlet using his Dragon Eyes, analyzing all the mana around as he traced strand after strand of energy.
"Let's see…" he murmured.