Why is it so high? Esme wondered as she stood inside the dungeon.
The past three days, she went through the selection process and eventually got a job in the castle solely relying on her wits. All the while, she has been looking for the woman with whom Arlan had left but she could not find her at all.
Left with no choice, she started looking for the dungeon in the castle. Although Arlan left with the woman willingly according to what Aunt Mary witnessed, but she wanted to make sure that he was not trapped or tortured here. It was possible that he offended someone which landed him in this situation. And that was not impossible if one considered how stubborn her brother can be.
But finding the dungeon took her two nights and when finally she found it, getting inside with elite guards at the entrance was further challenging. But now that she finally managed to get past every obstacle and enter the cave-like dungeon, she was once again stuck.
