The more I began to look into the matter, the more maidens of the castle became victims of the strange presence, I myself felt it time and time again, and each time it became stronger, it no longer felt like a shapeless form looming over me, it was like a person was watching from the shadows.
After my first discussion with Nikolai about the issue I hadn’t seen him again, according to Cree and Atlas, he was handling important business and that was the reason for his constant disappearance. I didn’t buy their story at all, in fact, it made me more suspicious of him, how convenient it was for him to keep disappearing when a problem like this arises.
Nevertheless, since his frequent businesses weren’t enough for me to condemn him I let him off the hook. It wasn’t like I was meaning to suspec
