Chapter Twenty Five

Cheryl was overwhelmed with thousands of questions running through her head. For starters, she did not know what that thing was or that it was even in the castle to begin with. Why did she not know about it, hadn't they considered that this would be valuable information? But that simply did not make sense. All of this, she was doing for them on their behalf, so why would they be careless enough to leave her in the dark about such a creature, knowing full well that knowledge was her only assurance and weapon. It gave her comfort, and it was the only thing that made her feel at least a little bit safe, since she had basically been left to her own defence with no one else to depend on.