Return to the mansion's entrance hall.

From Create Your Own Story

From your lonesome position in the huge Entrance Hall, there are seven ways.

The howling wind can be heard from the big double-doors leading back out to the harsh gardens.

Instead of leaving, there are also two ways by the double doors. Left from the Entrance doors is a corridor that turns out of sight. Along this way, the floor holds a thin layer of sand and the sense of dry heat. Right from the Entrance doors is a similar corridor with primitive wall paintings of mammoths, sabertooths and figures with spears. You can smell the musky fur of animals.

Alternatively, a grand set of stairs at the back of the Entrance Hall splits in two. The left set of stairs has burns and scorch marks in the carpet and along the walls. There is a warm smell of ash. The right set of stairs are misty, not like the smoke of fire, but very cloud-like. You can smell relaxing scents of roses, chamomile and lavender.

Lastly to the keen eye, there are some more ways. Beneath the stairs are somewhat hidden corridors. The one leading left is riddled with spiderwebs and is thick with the musty smell of insects. The corridor to the right is littered with dead mice, birds and the carpet has been shredded in places. Oddly, you can smell fish.

Do you:

• Decide to brave the calling wind and get the hell out of this freaky mansion, attempting to leave through the main double-door exit.
• Tred across the gritty, sandy corridor.
• Explore the savage corridor.
• Weave through the corridor of silky nets under the stairs.
• Investigate the corridor of dead pests, under the stairs.
• Climb the stairs and turn into a corridor of smoky ruination.
• Ascend the stairs and turn into a corridor of misty calm.