Day 1 - Part 2

I walked around the Manor, learning the locations of the rooms. There were still a few hours yet until dinner, and I had a small amount of spare time. Why did that journal have bloodstains in its pages?

Gemini.

Just what did that mean?

I peered into a room with a white door. Sitting on the floor in a frilly, black and white lace dress was a pale, black-haired girl. She turned her head to glance at me.

“You are Mister Elijah, our new butler…” her voice was soft, but void of emotion. “I am Mariana, the youngest child of the house…Mister Elijah.”

She rose to her feet, black curls swishing against her cheeks. When she turned to completely face me, I saw that her left hand was wrapped with bandage.

“Don’t look at it!” she shrieked. “You’re dirty!”

I stepped out of the room, only to have her slam the door shut behind me. With a sigh I peered at my watch. Ah, it’s time for dinner.

I headed to the kitchen, to find Charlotte taking out the dinner plates. Oscar took the plates and placed them on a nearby cart.

“I shouldn’t ask questions, but why do the Wakeshaws seem so odd?”

They stared at me.

“We cannot tell you. Lord Wakeshaw’s orders.” Oscar stated. He shrugged his shoulders and went back to placing dishes onto a cart.