Notes: Do you think Raizel gets lost in his own mansion and that is why he never left his window unless he had to. I could picture him walking around the halls trying to get back.

This has not been beta read yet. This is was put up as a thank you to a comment.

I set about quickly cleaning Master's room at a non human speed while he walked slowly through the place as if re formalising himself with it.

It took me very little time till I was as happy with the room as I could be with such little supplies. I would have to spend some more time in here later if we were planning on staying. What other room would I have to see to? The kitchen was next but after that I would have to think about it.

Leaving the room I followed my link to Master. Turning, I knew what I would find in this room. There would be a bed that was never used and a dressing table that held small gifts that where given to Master.

Was that what Master had come to get. One of the gifts… the only gift of importance would be the one from the lord. Was he here to get that?

I bowed catching sight of the small box that I knew contained the earring the previous lord had given him. Was there something wrong with the one I had given him? Why hadn't he told me?

"Sorry Master. This place hasn't been taken care of properly since I went away"
"It's fine"
"…Did you come here to get that?"

I tried my best to keep my voice neutral but I am sure Master heard my slight disgust. The omega in me didn't like the idea of someone else's gifts on my Master.

Master turned as he nodded and I watched the box disappear from his hand. His crimson gaze fixed on me and I couldn't help but lower my eyes.
"Frankenstein"
"Yes, Master"
Master moved to me and I didn't resist as hi fingers slipped under my jaw forcing me to look at him before he cupped my cheek. His eyes were full of love and it made my heart leap in joy.
"I am keeping the one you made me on. This one is just a spare so you don't need to hurt yourself if something happens to it"

I lent into his hand before I spoke.
"Yes Master"

We staid like that a few moments more before breaking apart.
"Where's Regis"
Um there went my good mood… How to tell Master that he was keeping the knights from coming here…
"He went out a while ago. He seemed to be in a rush"
Master turned and smiled at me.
"Is that so?"
I really was bad at keeping things from Master.
"Yes… Master your study is ready for you"

Master smiled at me as he headed for the door.

Once Master was settled I started quick work on the kitchen before using the tea leaves I had brought with me to make Master's long over due tea brake. My mind couldn't help but be full of questions as I delivered Master his tea. Would this be Master's life again or would the future let us go back to Master's friends

I was quick to leave Master so my thoughts didn't bother him. To try keep them blank I throw myself into cleaning once more.

I didn't expect to use most of the rooms in the mansion but cleaning gave me something to do. It also gave me the added advantage of keeping my mind away from unwanted thoughts. Thoughts of what would become of me if I had to stay here again. I had been sure I was going to be fine before coming here but the one moment with the knights had throw that out the window.

That was when I had known that all I had achieved with myself would fade if we stayed here. I would become the person I had been so long ago. One that would tease and test the knights with no hesitation, pick fights with the family leaders. I would be left to experiment on myself as other experiments had been band so long ago.

A sigh left me as the cloth moved across the sixteen seater dining table, which never got used when Master showed up. Dropping the cloth back in the bucket, my eyes went to Master's.

"Was there something you needed?"
He looked me over once and gave me eyes that said he knew what was going through my head and that it shouldn't be but he wouldn't pry. Instead he settled for saying.
"Frankenstein, you might want to clean the spare sleeping rooms"
"Master?"
"It seems the others listen as well as you do"

I let out a grown, Master was not saying that M-21, Tao and Takeo where here.

With a quick pulse of power I conformed what he said.
"Shall we see them in the study?"
Master smiled at me and nodded.
I was sure Master was thinking that I was getting a taste of my own medicine.

Leading the way quickly and getting Master settled before dashing off to the kitchen were I already had a pot of water boiling. It didn't take long to make the tea and be heading back to Master's side.

Four minuets later, M-21, Tao, Takeo and Regis were walking in looking very nervous.

"Why are you guys here?"
So soon as the door closed I spoke.
Tao rubbed the back of his head when he answered.
"We hid in the cargo compartment of your plane"
"You came with us?"

They were on the plane when it crashed. Deserves them right.
"Yes. We heard you were going back, so I did some research on my own and being who I am. I found the plane you were going to use pretty easily, so we got there first and hid ourselves"
I let out a sigh before setting my eyes back on all three and letting them feel the weight of my next words.

"I will say this now. Lukedonia is not a good place for guys. They don't have a favourable disposition towards modified humans"

They have never really gotten over me being on there level. That a modified human like me could keep up with them and somewhat over take them.

"This had been true for hundreds of years, but in recent years these feelings have been magnified and the situation here isn't good for master or me either. I don't know what you were thinking when you came but it wasn't a good decision"

In stead of the silence I was hoping for M-21 spoke.
"That doesn't matter"
"What?"
"We didn't come here for a tour"
"And what were we supposed to do in that empty house?" Takeo added in.
"Well, among other things we came because we though we could help and we did manage to help Regis"

Regis looked less then happy at Tao's words.
"Yes, well… Thanks to then I escaped safely"

Takeo, always the piece keeper had to try making Regis feel better. This was one of the things that made Takeo such an unusually alpha.
"That's because you were fighting with no intention on taking their lives. If you didn't have to worry about taking their lives or not, you wouldn't have gotten in such a terrible spot"
"If the members of the central order started dying, the situation would become even more complicated. After all, they are not the enemy we need to fight"

I let out a small laugh. How many times had I taken on the knights just to amuse myself?
"Oh my, what a mess, I can't tell you to go back now"

Master's cup clinked as he placed it down before standing up.
"It doesn't matter. We have plenty of empty rooms"
Master headed for the door and as he pasted me he gave me a look that said he wanted me to follow.

"We can finish this conversation later. Let's rest for now"

We exited the room moving silently through the Mansion and out the door into the night. The full moon shone as we walked and if this wasn't on Lukedonia. It would have been a nice walk and maybe even relaxing but we were. It was then that I remembered what was in that direction.

"Are we by any chance… going to the shrine?"
"Yes we are"

I made myself keep moving. The shrine up ahead, only opened on a full moon and was used by Master for hibernation periods. Did Master plian to go back to …

"Are you thinking of going back into hibernation again?"
"That is not the reason we are here. I have something to confirm"
"Something to confirm?"
"I had not planned to visit the shrine but after hearing that this area has become forbidden, I must confirm something"
"I was also surprised that the previous lord made this into a forbidden area"

We stopped in front of the massive doors. I never did get why they were so big. If the nobles of old never wanted humans to look up to them, then why did they make things that look like that?

Master held out a hand and I couldn't help the flinch when I felt a small amount of power come from Master to the door but at the same time made the omega in me want to wrap myself around him and enjoy the feel.
The doors swung open and a gust of wind ruffled out hair but with it came a familiar energy. It was something that didn't belong in Masters temple. In the center of the temple rested a sword in a stone.

Why the hell had the past lord left his soul weapon here.
"The lord has left a troublesome thing behind"
I could almost laugh at Master's voice that hinted he was not amused.

"Master, why would the lord leave his soul weapon here?"
"I didn't expect the Lord to do this either, because I am not able to use this weapon"
"Yes, but"
"The Lord always asked me to be the next lord but I always refused. The last time he had offered me his soul weapon and when I refused he said 'Cadis Etrama Di Raizel. Do not think you have won. I have other plans' I doubted him"
"So this was the lord's other plan?"
"It would seem so"
"It was not there when I sealed the mansion and left. The lord probably left it here before he entered his eternal sleep"

This is my Master's shrine, similar to the Lord's shrine where he entered eternal slumber. Is that why, even without an owner, the weapon has been preserved?"

"We can't leave it like this… so it seems I must take it"
There was a slight flicker of Master's power which again made me flinch but at the same time make me want to wrap myself around him. That though was blown away when the Lord's power filled the room.

An image of the lord appeared above the sword.
"Cadis Etrama Di Raizel… So we didn't manage to meet before I entered my eternal sleep. This is my soul weapon and contains my power, so I am able to leave this short message. It is only an imprint of myself but even like this I wanted to see you. If you're here, that must mean that Peacock found you"

Why if you weren't already there I would put you into eternal sleep for that.

"He has some personality problems but he's competent. I regret having to enter eternal sleep without finding your whereabouts but I suppose what's important is that you are here now. But don't you think that, if you've returned to Lukedonia, you should have first visited my grave? If you had, this message would have disappeared. As a noble, shame on you"

How could the lord say that not knowing what would be happening?

"I have left a message in my grave. This place is not my shrine, so my imprint here is limited"
A message in the lord's shrine, why does he have to make trouble.

"Cadis Etrama Di Raizel. I am glad you are safe"
With a last flash of power he vanished.

I didn't know what Master was thinking but every part of me wanted to pull him close and make sure he was alright. But I knew that wouldn't work, Master was a noble and contact didn't work as well on them as it did on humans.

The walk back was done in silence. I knew that tonight we would go to previous the Lord's shrine. How much I wished I could leave Master here and just go by myself. Even challenge the new Lord if that's what it took to keep my Master safe.

It didn't take us long to be entering the room with the others in it.
I could tell Tao had just been talking about something about he didn't want me to hear as he cut of abruptly at the sound of the door.

"What are you discussing?"
I gave him a look that said I wouldn't take any nonsense.
"It's just about a small club we have made"
"A club?"
"Yes. It's like a social club thing… Nothing to worry about"

I tried not to let my worry show as I pored Master some tea. There was nothing that Tao came up with that couldn't spell trouble. But the omega would never put the others in danger on purpose.

"You went through a lot of trouble coming here"
"We quietly chased the central knights and found Regis. I heard the knights taking about Seira being in an awkward position"

Regis seamed shocked for a moment but snapped out of it quickly.
"Seira? For what?"
"I didn't get the details, but your family leader is in an even worse situation than Seira"
"MY FAMILY LEADER?"

It appeared Master and my guess was right about having to come here for Gejutel.

"So Gejutel and Seira are in trouble?"
"Yes. The central knights talked as if the situation was serious"
"I was expecting this"
"You knew they would get in trouble"
"I expected Gejutel to be in trouble when he returned to Lukedonia"

Regis turned on me.
"Why would you think that?"
"Because my Master didn't wish his presence revealed"
"What?"
"So, it was expected that he might face some difficulties when he would report back to the lord. But I didn't think it would be this serious. Further more the lord has summoned Seira as well and she also seems to be in trouble. I won't know more unless I go find out for myself"

Regis turned and headed for the door.
"Regis" Tao called out.
"I want to be alone for a while"
With that he left the room.

"We should go check our equipment and physical condition it best to be prepared"
"Sure"

I watch the other turn for the door.
"Feel free to use any of the bedrooms" I tell them.
"Okay"

I waited till the other humans were out of ear shot before turning my attention back on Master.

"Master, Gejutel's actions do not make sense. He could have avoided talking about you in his report, but he would not lie to her. And if the lord finds something suspicious and asks for answers, there is no way he would not answer. I am sure you know that Gejutel's loyalty for the previous lord was stronger than any other.

I know the lord has changed but for Gejutel to disobey her commands just for you, Master. And to place Seira in such a compromising situation as well? I can't understand his actions, so many things have changed here… with the clan leaders betraying the previous lord as he entered his eternal sleep…

"Master, what will you do?"
"First, I shall visit the previous lord in his eternal slumber. That is a courtesy he deserves"
"Yes, that needs to be done"
Though I don't see why he deserves it after landing us in this mess.

"But the previous lord's shrine is in the deepest parts of the castle. The princess… No the current Lord will not let you enter the shrine easily. The lord is the only one with the right to enter that shrine"

Not that the previous lord respected Master's but then That man was always more disrespectful then Master.

"Most of all, the current lord has never had a friendly relationship with you, Master"