Monday, July 12, 1255

░ The Azure Castle, Ashton, The Kingdom of Kestle, Edios

░ Monday, July 12, 1255

░ At 3:00 pm

THETIA KESTLE

Since my brother had returned for the summer vacations, we had spent the last four days together. The morning after he arrived, he asked me to follow him to his workshop, which Mother and Father had built for him while he was in Dracoris. It was located in one of the castle's towers, at the top to be precise. It was Lowis who wanted it to be high up, so that he could practice painting and drawing landscapes. He asked me to sit in a certain way, and for several hours, which in the end began to be interminable, he painted me in the quietest silence. I didn't dare to speak to him because of his concentrated look. It was very difficult not to be able to move for many hours, but I knew that the final result was going to be breathtaking. Once finished, he refused to show it to me. He wanted to add a few more tou