Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (IC)

[J-H]

Irene Valhoven

Irene shakes her head. "No apprentices right now... I was the apprentice. I understand most of the wards, but they just don't seem to hold up as well as they should. You know, we do have an alchemy lab inside. It's locked, but if you promise to be responsible, I can let you borrow my key. No pranks though, all right?

"Mr. Hanin... yes, it did. Literally vanished off the face of the earth. The foundation is still there, but you can walk right across it and there's no tower. There were plenty of traces of conjuration magic, but not enough that we could figure out what happened or where it went. It was south of here, not too far from Jova. Unfortunately Archaeus had our Rod of Resurrection and his notes, and probably some of the books I need from the library. He was pretty quiet about what he was researching, but whatever it is seems to be lost to us." She frowns, sadly. "Even the books are replaceable. He is - or was - a good man. I wish I knew what happened to him."