"I indeed have something in mind. I was thinking about the old watchtower in the lower east district of Talama, and its adjacent grounds. It used to be the estate of the Rowc family, whose only known survivor I suspect to be that "Crow" who caused most of the recent troubles. An artist like yourself will surely find the irony fascinating" Avitus looked at the bird, grinning.
After a dramatic pause, he continued:
" Anyway. The infrastructure of that tower, though old, seems sturdy. What I will mostly need is interior redesign. There are five floors, and a sixth, open sky level that might be covered without much hassle. The sixth floor shall be my own study and appartments. See if you can find a way to make a balcony up there so I can place my 'telescope'. For the rest of the tower, it is up to you, I will need a lecture hall, three sizeable library rooms, and a, erm... Dissection room in the basement for human and animal biology studies. In place of the sheds outside of the tower, a first building should be a dormitory and dining hall for the students. That will be all for the absolute minima. For the rest, feel free to extrapolate on your sketches. As for style, keep it simple but it must convey a feeling of solemnity and sobriety. Here is a key to the property - I put new locks on the doors to make sure this place remains empty- go look around, take measurements, an do whatever you need to do. And here is a summary of my demands. How much time do you think it will take you to provide me with plans and an estimate for such a project? While talking, he had taken several scrolls and a big iron key out of his panther fur coat's interior pockets and place them on a relatively empty space on Hugo's desk.
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