You are amazed to see the note is an exert from a diary of
Kierra's.... you don't know if it's the same girl who is now buried on
the cool grounds of the castle...but Keirra isn't really a very
popular name is it?....
...........The Master has become increasingly tempermental with
everyone he encounters...we all cower in fear...Today mother seems to
have grown ill and I wanted to send for the doctor...but the Master
will let no one leave the castle...what will happen with poor
Mamma...I must find a way to escape...what right does he have to keep
us here.....
You drop the paper back onto the floor...perhaps interesting
reading...but you are in a crisis. Could Kierra be referring to the
same master the old man had talked about? Surely this diary was too
old for the same master of the castle to be alive.
You stand and head toward the kitchen with caution. Those bats could
be anywhere....
As your fluttering heart slows down you squint to make out the cursive
writing on the yellowed stationary....