Seek not

Hao Xuan was standing in front of the second door that led to the domain of a 'Great Old One'. There was a line of symbols on the top just like the last one but Hao Xuan could not make any sense of the words no matter how much he tried to understand them.

Finally, he reached out and gently pulled the handle to reveal what was inside. And for the first time since entering the castle he saw an extraordinarily mundane scene.

It was an ordinary-looking large room with two rows of benches on the left and ride sides facing each other. From the grand furnishings it appeared to be the home of some great noble or even a royal. Everything from the ceiling and walls to the carpets and rugs was dyed in a shade of navy blue to some extent.

There was a lit fireplace on the far side and right in front of it was the only living creature here. It was a great wolf or rather a wolf-like slumbering beast. It was a little over 6 meters in length with bright orange fur.