*** I'm horrible with giving imagery of the whole castle and stuff like that. But don't worry I'll make it more detailed later on in the story. ANNND. This is very short. Please don't hurt me. You just read while I go to my panic room. D: *** 

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    I fold up the note and put it in my shirt pocket. I just realized what I was wearing; simple black pants and a light pink long sleeve shirt, with beige buttons. I sat up from the desk and grabbed my lantern, and headed out of the room. There was enough light coming from the large windows along the walls, so I blew out the lantern; I promised myself to conserve the oil. So that girl was right. There was a note to myself around here. How did she know? Is she following me?

    "Yup." said the familiar voice. I frantically looked around for her, but she wasn't anywhere in sight. "I'm speaking to you through your mind. I cannot do this for that long either, but longer than physically appearing. I know you have many questions, but you have to figure them out yourself." she told me.

   "Why?" I asked. The tone in her voice says that she grinned in a way as if she was reminding herself of something. "Just know that, knowledge learned is more valuable than knowledge given." I nodded, wondering if she can see me. Or course she can.

    "Why are you helping me? Why am I here? Who are you? Who am I?" All of the questions I held back now flooded out. There was a small silence before she spoke again.

     "I'm afraid you'll have to figure that out on your own. You need to go on now. Good luck." she said.

    The slight ringing in my ears told me she wasn't going to be speaking to me for much longer. I sighed and scoped out the area. Jumping down from the broken part of the staircase, I walk over the rubble on the ground and make my way over to the turn in the hallway. The room was made up of cobblestone, and the entrance to the hall was a tall archway. I keep walking blindly throughout the castle, searching each of the rooms, finding about four more tinderboxes and a key in the process. I don't know what door it opens, but I think it would be a good idea to have it just in case.

   After what feels like almost a day wandering around, I come to a stop in another high ceiling room, with two staircases going up to more flights (just like the room before), and a path that goes down where the floor parts from the two stairways. Walking down, I find there are two doors, but both of the signs are in another language. What is it? I sigh and turn back around and head for the middle of the room, sitting down, hugging my knees to my chin and begin to ponder. Should I come up with a plan? What I apparently wrote to myself in my note tells me I should find out about my past before proceeding. How? Did I write in a journal? Perhaps, the way I wrote that note was very clear . . . I should search the bedrooms.

    "It took you long enough to figure that out." I stifle a smile from Kristen's humor and respond back.

    "Where could I find the rooms?" It seems like almost everything I have said to her have been nothing but questions.

    "Try the upper floors. Yes, there are more. This is a really big castle. And-" she abruptly cut herself off. I slightly stiffened as a small pause followed.

    "What?"

    "Just, be careful. Very careful. Think of places to hide." I had the horrible feeling that she stopped whatever link she uses to communicate with me.

   Places to hide? What does she mean? I puffed out air from my mouth and continued to look around, searching for the higher floors, hoping that I'll at least find something there.

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*** Yup that's an Assassin's Creed reference ^_^ I couldn't resist :) hope you guys are enjoying this story. I know I suck at the very beginning with writing but trust me it gets better later on. Bye bye! B^). (<--- :O smiley face with shades is back!)

Keep

Calm

and

Always

Carry

a

Chair

(except when the monster decides to not be affected at all when you throw the chair at it ;_;)