Page 135 of The Valiant Knight
The Tower
Creeps-ville
A Little After Five
Oh, there was something to be said about teaming up and investigating a situation that had happened long before either of them were ever born. It was an adventure, and they were both looking forward to it. Granted, one of them more than the other.
Yeah, Finn was giddy, and that was because he was doing something with Gabby. It was a mini date of sorts as they played investigators.
Granted, he knew that they likely weren’t going to find anything, but honestly, if she wanted to get dusty and dirty in a haunted castle, well, Finn was here for it.
He wasn’t an idiot.
She was by his side, and that was all that mattered to him. Plus, she was holding his hand as they were climbing up the tower staircase, checking everything out.
Together.
It was kind of nice.
For Finn, it was very couple-y, and he’d be lying if he said that didn’t make him incredibly happy.
As they headed up, they noticed that the construction crews had unblocked the lower access, and nothing up here had been seen for a very long time.
“Why would whoever did this, block this area off?” she asked, knowing it had to be well after Duncan’s time.
Finn shrugged.
“I mean, if a woman took a header out of a window, I’d move. I guess there weren’t so many castles on the market then, so they locked it away, so it was out of sight, out of mind.”
Yeah, he was probably right.
Or it had been haunted, and they didn’t want to deal with it. Seeing what had been going on, she understood that.
At the top of the stairs was a doorway, and it had a thick wooden door blocking access to the room.
There was nothing past this room, since they’d reached the top of the tower.
“Well, it looks like we made it,” Finn said, feeling like he was being watched. He didn’t understand why, but it was making him uncomfortable.
BIG.
TIME.
“Shall we?” she asked.
Well, if this was what she wanted, count him in.
“Let’s see what we have,” he said.
As they reached it, the door opened in, and there was a ring for the doorknob. Gently, Finn pushed it, and the door creaked open.
“If I hear that tonight, randomly, I’m pissing myself,” he warned.
That made her laugh.
The man was funny.
Then again, if she heard that sound, she was packing up and moving to a motel.
