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few yards away from me. The butler, to my amazement,
ignored this noise of distress, continuing further towards my room.
He stopped by the last room on the right, reaching into his right
pocket and pulling out a silver key, as he opened it for me.
Looking at me, his eyes cold and lifeless, he bowed his head, his
hand gesturing me to enter. Despite his intolerable manner, he was
a very courteous and respectful; I think I was going to spare his
life, after all.
    “Anything else you want, sir,” he asked
bluntly, his gloved hand placed on the golden knob, a stern look on
his clean, shaved face.
    “No, that will be all, butler,” I responded,
removing my brown fur coat, and placing it on the bed. “I shall
take my rest now.”
    He nodded, blinking, a faint smile on his
face, as he closed the door, and left me in the peace of my
quarters. The room was small, one quarter the size of the living
room, with dark, grey walls, a mounted oil lamb on each wall. My
word, these people really were living a few centuries in the past,
a thing that annoyed me deeply. I was so used to technology that I
found it a bit difficult to adjust to these new developments.
Sighing, I scratched my head, facing a wooden table on my left:
three old books on top of it, a feathery pen with a jar of ink
beside it, and a few scrolls mounted on a shelf above the table. A
bed, with flowery duvet covers lay next to the wall with the
window; it was a king size bed, with five fluffy pillows, and a
copper bed warmer placed on top of the covers. The floor was not
carpeted, it was made of a marble like substance, and it absorbed
every noise I made with my feet. I walked over to the window,
peering through the part of the glass that was not covered in snow,
hoping to catch a glimpse of anything that could incite
concern.
    The moon shined greatly,
the snow piling heavily onto the ground, and the powerful blizzard
progressing in an unnatural way. Nothing about any of this made any
sense to me. What sort of madness was causing this bad anomaly? I
expect, by the time dawn approached, this whole terrain would be
buried in ten or more inches of snow, forcing everyone to stay
inside for several weeks to come. No, I
can’t comply with that , I thought, I have a mission to complete.
    Sitting on the bed, my hands placed on the
duvet covers, I forced my boots off my feet, my mind filled with
anxiety. I was definitely stuck on this planet, meaning……….my
primary mission had to be aborted. I heard another scream from the
room next to me, causing me shift up to my feet. Something
suspicious was happening inside this manor. I prowled silently to
the wall, placing my left ear against the wall, to hear what was
happening on the other side. Two voices, from my what I could make
up, were whispering something to each other, and there was also a
scratching noise on the opposite side of the wall.
    “What’s the point?” I shrugged, stoically,
felling my body onto the bed.
    It was about ten p.m. in the evening, two
hours before midnight, according to the old clock on top of the
door. I unveiled the duvet covers and shoved my body inside it,
trying to get some sleep before this night took a very dark turn. I
closed my eyes, but I never was able to sleep peacefully—all of my
dreams were nothing short of horrific nightmares, since the moment
I acquired my immortality. At first, sleeping disturbed me greatly,
but l learned to cope with the madness swirling inside my head, and
was able to faintly sleep through them.
    “I hope I survive this treacherous night,” I
whispered, closing my eyes, breathing softly.
     

    3
     
    At midnight, the clock tinged with a faint
bell sound, the room dark and cold. I opened my eyes, the eerie
echo looming throughout the walls, as I dressed back into my
borrowed clothes. By now, everyone should have been asleep—the
corridors should be empty. I prowled to the door, attempting to
open it from the inside, but as I expected, it was locked from