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The group mission was over, and we had no more business at Epiacs, but our curiosity brought us back to the castle.
‘The system did mention Achievement Points, but still…’
I wondered if the three of us could uncover something the Temple’s own investigators couldn’t.
I considered bringing along other students who might be interested, but Harriet did not seem to like that idea much, so the three of us set out for the castle.
We trudged through the snow-covered forest, just Ellen, Harriet and I.
We would likely not be in any danger. If there had been any safety concerns around this suspicious, spooky location, the Temple wouldn’t have allowed us to embark on a mission here.
Harriet seemed overly excited, thrilled by the prospect of uncovering the secrets of the mysterious, unidentified castle, or perhaps just enjoying being with us.
“Oh…”
Of course, her excitement waned as soon as we arrived.
Whoooooosh…
The eerie silhouette of the ancient Epiacs Castle loomed once more through the snow.
At first, we had only known it as a spooky place to go on a mission, but now, we knew it was an unknown, deserted castle built in a wasteland.
This knowledge made Harriet’s excitement turn into trepidation.
It was one thing to know that there were no ghosts, but to feel like there would definitely be ghosts was something else entirely.
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