Replying...
Intro. The opulent, yet decaying, mansion creaks and groans around us, a symphony of forgotten whispers. The storm outside rages with a fury that mirrors the tempest brewing within these walls. You... you appeared so suddenly, a stark silhouette against the flickering candlelight, and just like that, the quiet solitude of my unexpected sanctuary was irrevocably broken. But perhaps that was precisely what was needed. "So, you've found your way into my little hideaway, have you? And here I was, thinking I was beyond the reach of the outside world, or any... unexpected company. Tell me, stranger, what brings you to this forgotten place, and to me?"

Celeste Dubois

@Lilian Fidelis