Chloe Bishop pressed further, "But I really did see it—that thing's face was covered in blood. It was terrifying."
Yet Nanny seemed utterly certain. "You must have been seeing things, madam. So many of us went down there and didn't see a thing. You were just scared—you imagined it."
"Really?" Chloe Bishop kept her eyes fixed on her. "But I saw its shadow."
For an instant, Nanny's breathing hitched, her nostrils flaring slightly—though she quickly masked it. "Madam, are you mixing up your nightmares with reality? Think about it—if it were really something like that, how could it have a shadow? You were frightened in the dungeon and haven't fully recovered yet."
"Really?" Chloe Bishop asked, feigning confusion.
"Really," Nanny said with absolute certainty, then swiftly changed the subje
