Reid
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Alaric Endmore's tragic end was still an enigma to all in the estate. A charming, well mannered, if eccentric young man with eyes of soft baby blues with not an enemy in the world, murdered.... It was pretty tragic. Murdered, was the word used by the police because the wound across his neck was something horrifically savage and quite obviously done by human hands. But who could have done such a thing was the topic of discussion for those two weeks after the event.
The Great Hall was, of course, scrubbed and bleached where the body had been. It's now gone into a state of disuse after a bizarre incident in which the pages of the Cook's recipe book ended up being used to spell the word help. No one wished to enter the place. Some more religious individuals declared it cursed, as the authorities were sure the murder itself had happened there.
The estate itself, once a peaceful and quite place, soon became eerie and discomforting. Even for servants who had been serving the Endmore family for generations. Some even scrapped enough to leave the place, as it was empty of its master and their services no longer needed. A skeleton group of them remained to take care of the officers still attempting to investigate and as a result, many of the lavish rooms also went into disuse.
Who killed Alaric Terrance Endmore was on the lips of the whole town. No one was sure what or who could have done such a thing and answers were scarce. On the contrary. More questions piled up one on top of the other as the body was examined. He was wearing a velvet robe no servant had ever seen on him before, or seen in his wardrobe. And a strange carving was etched into the calf of his left foot. Again, highly unexplained.
Days passed, and the uneasy feeling amongst everyone taking up residence in the estate escalated when items started to go missing, mirrors would fog up. Alaric's rooms, which were not used anymore appeared to look like someone was still living there. The sheets on the bed were unmade and seemingly slept in each night, then when a servant would go to straighten them, they would unmake themselves. Some even reported the wardrobe opening by itself and clothes floating out of it, then dropping to the floor. Or Alaric's personal bathing chamber sometimes felt humid and the tub moist, as if recently used.
After five days of these strange occurances, one night, someone has the bright idea that it had to be the spirit of Lord Endmore himself. Trapped inside the estate, even though his body had been moved to the town morgue and proposed some sort of ritual to contact the ghost. Others hesitated at this explanation, wondering if the young man's murderer was still somewhere in the estate.....
The Great Hall was, of course, scrubbed and bleached where the body had been. It's now gone into a state of disuse after a bizarre incident in which the pages of the Cook's recipe book ended up being used to spell the word help. No one wished to enter the place. Some more religious individuals declared it cursed, as the authorities were sure the murder itself had happened there.
The estate itself, once a peaceful and quite place, soon became eerie and discomforting. Even for servants who had been serving the Endmore family for generations. Some even scrapped enough to leave the place, as it was empty of its master and their services no longer needed. A skeleton group of them remained to take care of the officers still attempting to investigate and as a result, many of the lavish rooms also went into disuse.
Who killed Alaric Terrance Endmore was on the lips of the whole town. No one was sure what or who could have done such a thing and answers were scarce. On the contrary. More questions piled up one on top of the other as the body was examined. He was wearing a velvet robe no servant had ever seen on him before, or seen in his wardrobe. And a strange carving was etched into the calf of his left foot. Again, highly unexplained.
Days passed, and the uneasy feeling amongst everyone taking up residence in the estate escalated when items started to go missing, mirrors would fog up. Alaric's rooms, which were not used anymore appeared to look like someone was still living there. The sheets on the bed were unmade and seemingly slept in each night, then when a servant would go to straighten them, they would unmake themselves. Some even reported the wardrobe opening by itself and clothes floating out of it, then dropping to the floor. Or Alaric's personal bathing chamber sometimes felt humid and the tub moist, as if recently used.
After five days of these strange occurances, one night, someone has the bright idea that it had to be the spirit of Lord Endmore himself. Trapped inside the estate, even though his body had been moved to the town morgue and proposed some sort of ritual to contact the ghost. Others hesitated at this explanation, wondering if the young man's murderer was still somewhere in the estate.....