Chapter 111 The Castle on the Island

A road stretched out before us as Liam got the car moving again. We followed the path until a lake came into view, with castle-like buildings that looked like they belonged in a medieval painting from centuries past, standing majestically in the middle of the water. The road to the castle hugged the mountainside, paved with asphalt. I craned my neck to see the cliff we had descended—a sheer drop of a hundred meters. That was where Liam's ‘elevator’ clung to the rock face. Settling back into my seat, I gazed at the castles across the lake and asked, "Is this the only way to get to the castle?" Liam nodded. "That's the general idea. Some might try to come down from the mountains around here, but it's a risky climb. The slopes are steep and not exactly what you'd call safe." I nodded in understanding. The place was ringed by rugged mountains, enclosing the vast lake. It was the kind of spot where only the rich would think to build their grand castles. Once we got inside, I could tell