A cold chill swept through the house, along with a feeling that something bad was about to happen. Suddenly Mary Ann felt a prick on her arm, and thought she saw something in the corner of her eye. But turning there was nothing there, but there was a small cut on her arm where she felt the sting. The only reasonable explanation was that she had gotten the cut before and only now noticed.<br/><br/>The silence in this room was deafening, even when the figure of a servant came from down one of the halls. He didn't react to her, even if she spoke to him. His footstep-less gait was interrupted for nothing until he almost got out of sight. Then he stopped and turned his head to the side. His right eye seemed to flicker in the darkness as he spoke. "Follow." He then disappeared around the corner.<br/><br/>Going after him would lead down disorienting hallways, if she got closer to the man, he'd then go around another corner. Always being one step ahead of her no matter what. The decorations of the house were first normal for a mansion, and then the walls would seem darker and the air dank.  It soon would be that she had to be going in circles for it was impossible even for this place to be this big. Just as following any longer seemed futile, he was no longer just around the bend. Whatever had made her feel she had to keep going was now gone and even going back seemed impossible.<br/><br/>Then the walls shook as if there was an earthquake, the lights that had lightly illuminated the halls all flickered out. If this was not frightening enough a deep growl came from the way she had come. It must come from a very big creature, which was confirmed by the large beast-like shadow that came from around the corner. Everything about this situation led to deep feeling dreadful fear that overcame her wits. There was only one door here, if she tried to open it, it was locked, then as her fear built and she shook the door continuing to peer behind her waiting for the beast to show itself. It suddenly burst open with a start and Katherine grabbed her and pulled her in. Her cut stung as Katherine tugged on that arm. Suddenly she was in a brightly lit room, and even looking back she had just exited a hallway like any other in the mansion. No monster was to be seen, there was no earthquake and everything seemed fine other than her rapidly beating heart. Her mind must have been playing tricks on, for surely that was the only explanation. Though Katherine gave another.<br/><br/>"Some things in this place will play tricks on the mortal mind... Knowing these things is the only way to overcome them." She then reached up and grabbed a book from a dark golden bookcase here in this room. This seemed to be a library of some kind with bookshelves of varying colors. She handed the book to Mary Ann, it was an old dusty tome, the title read: Hallucinations and Delusions from the Damned. There plenty of other books here of similar kind, some of which were already piled up on the desk that was in the middle of the room. "I told you this place was haunted. You have to believe me." She spoke with great urgency.