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After his encounter with Riolu, Ihawxd spent most of the day exploring the castle. He found it rather pleasant and far more welcoming than Alemas's. The castle consisted of two parts: an outer wall and a main building. The outer wall was connected to the main building by three bridges, one on each side and one on the back. In between the wall and the main castle were garden beds, shrubberies, fountains, foliage, and the like. Ihawxd spent a good amount of his time walking atop the outer wall, enjoying the beautiful scenery. Even after the sun was set, he continued to pace the wall. It was during the first night of his stay that he met a man observing the stars. Because it was dark, he could not make out his features, but he could see that his light colored hair was long enough to just barely cover his ears. He was sketching something on a piece of paper. Ihawxd, naturally wanting to know about other people's business, tried to walk by and discretely perceive what the man was drawing. The man noticed Ihawxd without taking his eyes off of the sky and nonchalantly asked, "The stars are amazing, aren't they?" "Uh... Yeah. Sure." Ihawxd replied. "It's a real shame that we don't know more about them." the stargazer remarked wistfully. "Is that what you're writing about over there?" "In a way, yes. I'm charting the sky's movements. Pretty neat, huh?" The man, pulling himself out of his trance, finally looked down at Ihawxd and handed him the piece of paper he had been drawing on. Ihawxd observed it skeptically. "It's interesting and all, but... Why bother?" he asked. "Well, some people believe that the stars hold your fortune." The man shrugged. "Do you?" Ihawxd handed the paper back. "No, but I find this a relaxing hobby. It helps take off all the stress of work and all." "Is your work really stressful?" Ihawxd asked, once again prodding into business that wasn't his. "Well... Only sometimes. I work as the director of entertainment, so things can get really busy when 'important' people come to town. Today I found out that now I'll have to be dealing with that clumsy servant Riolu, so that's a little stressful. He's a nice guy, but, as I'm sure you've heard by now, bad luck follows him wherever he goes." "Why wasn't he just fired?" "From what I understand, he's an old family friend. The king helped raised him and acted like an older brother for him. Consequently, he helped raise the princesses and acted like an older brother for them. He used to be one of the best knights in the kingdom until a couple of undisclosed accidents. Ever since then, destruction has been inevitable wherever he's gone. Poor guy." "Well, thanks for the information."

"You're welcome. It was nice meeting you. I'm Satoshi, and I'll be glad to answer any other questions you have in the future." Satoshi returned to his work, and Ihawxd returned to his wandering.