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Susan Delgado · 11-23-2002, 01:53 PM

Anna had ducked into one of the cells so she was out of sight of the Butler, but she peered through the bricks, watching. Why was he up here, making the maids clean the cells? It seemed even more ridiculous than cleaning downstairs; at least that part of the Catle was occupied. The Dungeon had never been much used even when the Castle had had living people in it. She continued to watch. He seemed most focused on the two cells on the North wall, the larger ones reserved for more important prisoners.

She watched for a few minutes more, until he released the maids back downstairs. She watched them float down the stairs and thought, Now what?

He went into the corner cell and vanished. Vanished!

She hurried over. How could he have disappeared so quickly? Nearly frantic, she searched everywhere in the cell, but found nowhere he could have gone. Eventually she gave up in frustration and went back downstairs, but she couldn't stop thinking about it. Where had he gone?

She was so focused on finding the Butler that she didn't even see the two prisoners in the adjoining cell, but a few seconds after she reached the bottom of the stairs leading to the second floor, the Butler nonchalantly came out of his room. By the Valar, how had he gotten there so fast?
Hello, she said to cover up the fact that she'd just arrived. The Butler gave her a suspicious and exasperated look, but only responded with his own perfunctory greeting before whisking down the stairs. She watched him go. She'd have to start being a little more observant around him...

[ November 23, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

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11-23-2002, 01:53 PM	#60
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	Anna had ducked into one of the cells so she was out of sight of the Butler, but she peered through the bricks, watching. Why was he up here, making the maids clean the cells? It seemed even more ridiculous than cleaning downstairs; at least that part of the Catle was occupied. The Dungeon had never been much used even when the Castle had had living people in it. She continued to watch. He seemed most focused on the two cells on the North wall, the larger ones reserved for more important prisoners. She watched for a few minutes more, until he released the maids back downstairs. She watched them float down the stairs and thought, Now what? He went into the corner cell and vanished. Vanished! She hurried over. How could he have disappeared so quickly? Nearly frantic, she searched everywhere in the cell, but found nowhere he could have gone. Eventually she gave up in frustration and went back downstairs, but she couldn't stop thinking about it. Where had he gone? She was so focused on finding the Butler that she didn't even see the two prisoners in the adjoining cell, but a few seconds after she reached the bottom of the stairs leading to the second floor, the Butler nonchalantly came out of his room. By the Valar, how had he gotten there so fast? Hello, she said to cover up the fact that she'd just arrived. The Butler gave her a suspicious and exasperated look, but only responded with his own perfunctory greeting before whisking down the stairs. She watched him go. She'd have to start being a little more observant around him... [ November 23, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ] [ December 11, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ] __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"