We follow Marcus through the tunnels. He puts the torch on the wall. "Oh, that isn't right. I must have taken a wrong turn. Back out this way."
We're in another hidden office, but it's empty. There's a desk, but it's empty. An armchair and an empty table. Empty bookshelves. It's nobody's.
He winks at me. "There are about 10 that I found and 2 sitting rooms. I was trying to get back to the sitting room. This isn't it. This is one of the smaller offices. I even found 1 with a desk that faces out a window. What wing is this? Maybe I'm in the wrong wing. But 2 of the offices have stuff in them. And it was ancient stuff."
"Daddy built this castle. No one was here before us."
"It doesn't mean your dad didn't put his dad's stuff in 1 when he died. Or your grandfather's stuff. Even your mom's
