Dangerous Creatures

Although the mansion was gigantic, most of the rooms were empty shells. Well maintained, but otherwise forgotten. The only exception was the dining room she visited the day prior.

"How long does the earl live here again?", she asked her two guards, who, after longer inspection, didn't seem to be as bad as she thought.

"Almost two years.", the bigger one, Pete, replied.

"And he never held a ball or social gathering or whatever?"

"Never."

"Any visitors?"

"Only two were received by him personally: prince Aston and you, milady."

"If you can call that personally.", she grumbled. She'd thought about bypassing the earl and finding someone else to help her reclaim her freedom in the row of his visitors. Without social gatherings, however, he really left her with no choice. "I don't want to seduce that demon."

"What did you say, milady?", Hazel asked innocently.

Katherine blushed. "I said... I want to search that dungeon