The Bell Tower is steep and rises high above the building. The stairs are made of rickety wood and go up thirty stories. The bell is so old that the cracks seem almost perfectly set in the iron.
Bell Tower, Inside Church
hermit
someone
I am someone. I live in the village. I help watch after the King and Queen.
Hello hermit!  How long has it been since you've had company other than that rat? Let's see. Is it ten years? I don't know. I lose track of the days. Giving you a long tight hug.  Why bother to shut yourself off from everyone is this bell tower, friend? I like it here. I grow my food and forage in the woods. I have peace and calm.  I am happy. People are ... too complicated. What are you here, anyway? I watch after the king and queen's affairs.  Someone told me that they'd seen someone in and out of this bell tower, looking sketchy, so I came to check it out on behalf of my lieges. They do this to me every year.  I have lived hear for over twenty years.  It was built by my father and I have tended to it ever since he left us. You are fine,  the King and Queen appreciate your tending it.  We just wanted to be sure that nothing suspicious was afoot.  Nothing more suspicious than the sun rising every day and the moon following its course. I might need a new book soon, though. I would be happy to bring you a library's worth of books, friend hermit.  What sort do you like? Oh, I dabble in astronomy so something about the movement of the stars would be nice.  That is very kind of you. I will search the village for star books for you, friend hermit.  What else do you require? I think that is all that I really need.  You may like to take this one with you.  It's ideas are a bit dated .. some nonsense about the world being carried on the back of four elephants who, in turn, are carried on the back of a turtle ...