John smiled broadly, message received.A minute later John picked up his phone, appeared to scan its contents and then turned to Tom, “I hate to do t...his but I have to respond to a work email and make a couple of calls, looking like a bit of an issue as come up. I should be back in 30mins, sorry,” he said calmly."I totally understand,” Tom smiled.Paula turned to Tom, “Well, we will have to have another cocktail while we wait for you,” she grinned, excited to have a little time with just Tom. You put on a standard black t-shirt with your black slacks. Your regularness on full display as you hops onto your couch/bed.You began to flip on your small television, but a loud noise opposite you. Made your heart pumping wildly. You turn around, handclasp to your chest, to see two minuscule creatures with green and pink hair screaming something.You try to make out their unison yelling. "WE ARE YOUR FAIRY GODPARENTS." Fireworks went off with a big sign with the Fairy Oddparents wordage behind. The castle, built in the 8th century, was part of the legacy.If you were called this is where you lived, the castle and the surrounding grounds had been the home of the chosen for the last eleven centuries.Each step that Ian took was a step another had taken before him; each step was an echo of one that would come. The past, present and future lived in the halls of Nogardshire Castle. If a place could have a soul then surely this was that place.Closing the heavy oak door Ian slumped against the. A single naked light bulb filled the room with a sickly pale light. In the middle of the room against the wall was an old iron bed. The mattress was lumpy and had stains all over it. It smelled like piss. There were sheets folded on the mattress. Against another wall was a sink. There was no bathroom. That, the clerk had told me, was located down the hallway and was communal, meaning all the guests on that floor had to share it.I threw the sheets on the bed and took off all my clothes; I.