I want to confront this character, a dubious woman named: 'Jyana'. Not only does she have some reputation out of our reach but also she possesses some ability that might help to the Kehinan cause. Clyden told me she is good with cards. To confirm this, I need to see this thing with my own eyes peeled. I knock the door of Jyana's personal quarters to where the other servants led me to - I have a map to this. Are they sure that this is the room that they want me to head to? No one responds. I knock again. Three thunderous strikes and it nearly breaks the door open. No one answers, still.

"Hello?" trying to invoke Jyana's presence, I call after knocking on the door.

Finally, I hear the door is producing a creaking noise. Someone has heard my summoning as she attends to my call. Here she is! The room, at last, is fully exposed yet behind the door is not 'Jyana'.

"Yes, milord? Are you summoning me?" she asks in a perplexed and anxious tone, and from a second look - it's not Jyana so it means this is not her room.

"Oh, I'm sorry about this. I mistook you and the place from someone else's room. I should probably ask for some assistance with the other attendants." abashed, I smile while scratching my head behind.

"Oh! How cute of you, Lord Aisla. For messing things up. It’s rare for you to make silly mistakes like this." she flirts with me, making alluring remarks towards my erroneous conduct, as she giggles.

"By the way, milord. If help is all you need then maybe I could aid you in searching for this person of your interest."

"Yes, I have a map." I show her the map, whereas the specific coordinates are situated right here.

There are some markings and X's on how to reach Jyana's place. The damsel stares at me with a smile on her face, she then calls me: "You're a military genius, Lord Aisla. I can give you that. But, you do have no sense of direction or whatsoever." once again, where she flips the map - realizing that I am following the guide upside-down, in an inverted layout.

“Oh!” as I am startled that, indeed, the map is reversed in direction, where it is stated that the north was in my lower part - vision-wise.

Chuckling where I find myself that I am being an idiot out of a meager blunder, saying: "Haha… that's so embarrassing. Hahaha…" as the lady sees me laughing to myself.

"Are you okay, milord?" she expresses her concerns about my welfare while I am still frolicking my failure in a frantic manner while she is looking at me with disgust on her face.

"No, I'm just fine. That's all." I cease my tittering, as I go to where I am supposed to be heading.

"Thanks for the directions!" adding, I wave my hands at her while I do try my best to forget or in some other ways, to hide my banter. Although, she solely turns the page the other way around - it is still a big help to me.

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And now that I am not facing anything or not meeting with someone, the aisle is turning to be eerie - the atmosphere is not that atrocious, weight-wise, the feeling is hefty. From the corner to my previous destination, the path is lengthy… around, I would say, fifty? A hundred? Or a bit of both - A hundred and fifty steps. This dormitory is so spacious! They are living in lavish style - women! I have never visited the men’s quarters because I have a place in the inner circle of Lady Anda. Therefore, it is oblivious of me that I would not even profess I know the dormitory of men. The vast majority of men are living in the men’s dormitory, some would say it is a living hellhole - it doesn’t bolster my perception through their allegations since I have never been there once - for visiting or meeting someone. We always have a conclave meeting at my personal war chamber! That’s where we all participants convene. And Hell! I just solely visit this place due to the fact that I am having an errand with this specific individual - Jyana.

“Hi, Lord Aisla! How’s your morning?” says the lady, as I am too engrossed with the layout on my hands, reviewing the cardinal positions to somehow not be confused.

“Oh, hello! Hi! It’s just fine…” I respond in a stressed and distressed tone “There is just some kind of business that I am going to attend to.” as I show the lady my access pass, acceding me to further this off-limits zone for gender-counterpart, which means because I am a male.

She giggles at me, where she comments: “What is that on your hands, milord?“ referring to the copy of the blueprint of this establishment - Kehinan Royal Women’s Dorm.

In an abrupt moment, she takes a gander at the material in my clasps - she notices that the big red X mark is where Jyana’s room is. The damsel, who is beside me, widens her eyes and fuzzes her lips. As I am taking glances at her, I see that she might be wondering. On something why I am so intrigued by Jyana’s characteristics… her face says it all: why’s, what’s, is it this girl some kind of prodigy?, really?, startled, and confused. And deriving on my presumptions, pondering why am I interested in her or what are the dealings between me and her.

“Ah, the new girl… ! I don’t know exactly why. Recruitment? Isn’t that correct, am I milord?” she says. The recent addition to this dormitory roster. I see.

“I apologize, milord, I have errands to go to. Excuse me, milord. The new girl’s room is just straight ahead.” she adds and returns back the map on my hands, where she heads to where she is treading to. It interrupts quickly as I would have not expected it.

As I have reached my final destination, I hope this will be it. Knock. Knock. Knock. Three times, not with my fist this time - with the dangling knocker. This is not what I have anticipated. Again. It’s not ‘Jyana’ at the egress. It’s far from what I really wanted to see.

“Yes, milord?” says the lady hiding behind the door, only half of her face is seen.

“By the way, are you roommates with Jyana?” I reply while I am starting to feel the steam within my body.

“Oh, the new girl! What business do you have with her? Unfortunately. No, Lord Aisla. In this dormitory, every room occupies only one tenant. The new girl, Jyana - you’re talking about, is just next door. Two rooms ahead to the north. By the way, since we are discussing about Jyana’s whereabouts… she just left the dormitory, as she had informed me not just a moments ago. She came here to get some linen clothes. Or should I say, ‘borrow’. She is a lovely girl.“ she bombards me with testimony, inquiry, and all at the same time, at once.