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A cold spike of fear shoots through me as the butler’s shadow falls over the floorboards. I scramble back, but there’s nowhere to go. Rough hands shove me forward, and I stumble into the unforgiving iron cage. The door slams shut behind me, the lock clicking with awful finality. I lean my forehead against the cold bars, letting out a long, defeated sigh. Now, all I can do is wait for a friend to find me.