Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Trustful: Day 15

Word Total: 90,004

Year to Date: 510,047

Summary of Events:
Rosemarie received one of the dresses Wolfgang had found and sent her own back with the eagle. Wolfgang cut up the dress and sent it back to Rosemarie before packing and helping her get out; Hulda noticed them, however, and managed to destroy the part of the fortress that led to the trigger to open the door down the stairs, but Wolfgang made use of another secret passageway to wake up the ghosts so that they'd distract Hulda, however, one of them ended up wounding him . . .

Excerpt of the Day:
"A low groan brought her attention back to Herr Edler, whose eyes opened and appeared to be shining  a bright white. Rosemarie shrieked in fright and turned to flee, but the eagle's squawk stopped her.
She looked into the eagle's eyes. His stare was intense, but nothing short of relieving and reassuring. She suddenly felt that she ought to get out one of the oils and apply it to Herr Edler's wounds.
Although her hands still trembled, Rosemarie did as she felt she ought. Herr Edler's body relaxed; his eyes, wide open, glowed a white-blue, almost the colour of moonlight, Rosemarie felt, for a time before the light faded and his eyes returned to their natural blue colour.
After a few moments his chest seemingly convulsed back into action and he blinked before trying to sit up and look at her.
"Josef," Rosemarie whispered, relief flowing through her.
The eagle took off and Rosemarie pulled Herr Edler to his feet. He looked shaky, but normal.
"Are you alright?" Rosemarie asked.
"All things considered," Herr Edler replied.
"I've got the serving platters, come," Rosemarie said.
She took up the platters in one hand and grabbed his hand with the other. He staggered after her initially, but seemed to regain strength as he went with her.
Rosemarie led him up the stairs, but then stopped. "Now where do we go?"
"It's a gamble," Herr Edler replied. "But I feel there might be another trigger for the door."
Rosemarie nodded while Herr Edler took a platter from her hand and led her out along the causeway to the north, across from the crumbled ruins where her bedroom — among other things — had been.
Seeing a large window and an opulent bed now made visible by the rubble, Rosemarie stopped.
"What?" Herr Edler asked.
"That's the room," Rosemarie said.
"I know," Herr Edler replied. "That's where I found the dresses, come on, the ghosts look to be losing, we can't waste any time."
Rosemarie hurried after Herr Edler, slowing when he slowed and walked more at a normal stride. She heard a grinding of stone before the door opened.
"What made you think there would be another trigger?" Rosemarie asked.
"I don't know," Herr Edler replied. "I just hoped that there was another one. Not that it's to worry about now, come on."
He led her into the corridor, down the stairs to the landing that went to the exit door. Setting his serving platter down, he sat on it.
"We're going to slide down the stairs on serving platters?" Rosemarie asked in disbelief.
"Yes," Herr Edler replied. "The children at court did it all the time. Carpet makes it quieter, but it makes a trip down the stairs much faster regardless."
He carefully slid his platter forward until it tipped down the stairs and rattled off.
Nervously, Rosemarie set her platter down, sat the same way as Herr Edler had, and followed his lead."

Next post will be on May 31.

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