Chapter 27 of 35

Trapped in Time

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Nathaniel, analyzing the 'Magician' card, shares an obscure legend about Alexander Blackwood's ancestors who built the manor on 'ley lines of temporal resonance', explaining the clock's behavior and implying the manor can distort time itself, deepening Evelyn's sense of being trapped not just in space, but in a constantly shifting reality. As Nathaniel recounts the legend, the main hall's large windows suddenly show the outside world not in rain and storm, but bathed in an eerie, anachronistic moonlight, even though it's still broad daylight, demonstrating the manor's terrifying ability to manipulate perception and time.

End of Chapter 27