|Forty-Nine|
|Jesse|
I walked straight up to the fourth floor and I hadn't seen anyone. We were roaming the east side of the castle and everything was in place, It was as if everyone just up and left. I was beginning to lose patience. I turned to Blair. "We should split up. This castle is way too big. There might not be anyone on this side, but what about the west side of the castle? That's a whole other part."
Blair nodded. "Normally, I would suggest that's a bad idea, but at this point, no one is here so far. Perhaps it's the best thing to do."
"I'm going to the top floor. Phone me if you run into something." I looked at the small staircase and made my way to it.
"Good luck," he replied, "I'll be going to the basement and working my way up." He left and I walked up the steps, lookin
