After Kothar’s departure, I decided it was no longer safe to sleep on the couch in the lower floor. Kothar had sneaked in too easily and he could well do so once more while I was asleep. I decided I would try to climb one of the rotted stairways to the second floor. The one on the left creaked and shook with each step and halfway up a section of the riser caved away. I held on to the bannister and made my way down. I was extremely careful with the other stairway, testing each board and holding on to the bannister tightly. Eventually I managed to make my way to the top. I walked up and down a few times to know the safe spots.
There were three doors on the floor and I guessed the door in the middle, which was the biggest, led to the main room. I tested the door on the left and when it opene
