Chapter 89: Flow
"Dream Prison?" Kaedros echoed.
"Yes," Thalso replied. "One of the most dangerous places in this Castle. Dangerous criminals are often locked there. It’s a twisted place."
Kaedros narrowed his eyes. That confirmed one thing for him, this castle was a prison. It may have other purposes, but it was a prison at its core.
"But you’re all so powerful... can’t you just go see them? I mean, it’s your castle after all," Taria said with a small smile.
"No one owns this castle," Thalso said, his tone turning serious. "And be careful how you speak of it. The Castle is alive. Intelligent. It belonged to my master once, but not anymore. He is not here after all."
He paused before continuing, "We can’t go there because the prison wing is under the Castle’s direct control. Even we instructors can’t step foot inside it."
"Why?" Rauk looked genuinely surprised. The idea that even Thalso had limits in this place was unexpected.
"That’s just how Throne of Ruinlight works. Instructors are to focus solely on training candidates, unless we are ordered otherwise by the Castle’s master."
"That means we can’t see Collector’s subordinates?" Kaedros asked, already dreading another disappointment. He was tired of chasing faint hopes.
"You can," Nyra said, raising her paws. "You’re not native to this Castle. Some rules don’t apply to you the way they do to us. And you Kaedros...especially you."
That eased the tension slightly until Kaedros remembered something crucial. "Why did you call it dangerous?"
"When the Collector escaped, the Castle reacted... violently. It turned its power on Dream Prison and twisted it beyond recognition. Many prisoners were relocated to other wings, but Dream prison became corrupted, overrun by the monsters that Joint Accord brought with them."