28: Magic
The table was littered with pictures and folders and printed information and Wufei was doing his best to keep his attention on the particular folder Duo was showing him. "Look, this is the castle where the daughter of a noble threw herself from the top tower because she wasn't high enough to marry the prince with whom she'd been having an affair." The braided man was telling enthusiastically. "The prince then threw himself onto his own sword so that he could follow her into death."
"Sounds... tragic."
"And this," Duo picked up a picture of a large, rich-looking building, "is a haunted mansion."
"Haunted?"
"Yeah, they said the owner died in a struggle with his wife's lover after he found them in bed together. You can spend the night here. Apparently creepy things start happening after dark."
"That will give us enough sleep." Wufei answered sarcastically, but Duo seemed to ignore him and went on.
"And this is the castle they used in the King Arthur series. During the summer months you can visit it since they don't film in that period. Then there is of course the fountain of youth which will grant you a few extra years if you drink from it. Come on, Wufei, can you honestly tell me it would not be great to visit all those places?"
"Legends, myths and film sets?" Wufei answered, leaning back in his chair. "Even if I did have a burning need to visit those places, I noticed one tiny problem you're overlooking here."
Duo looked up from the folder of a palace that had the name 'Elisabeth' over it. "What problem?"
"They're too far apart." Wufei pointed out. "Would it not defeat the idea of backpacking if you attempt to tour the entire planet in merely three weeks?"
"Yeah well, we don't have to do all of them. We can pick some that are close enough together."
