The decision not to go to the mines immediately did not make anyone comfortable. It only made the situation less idiotic. In that mansion, that was already a practical victory.
In the following hours, the old wing was sealed again, but now for a different reason. It was no longer a place Morgana avoided because of pain. It was an investigation scene. Ingrivid placed two guards outside, Aria carried the documents to the archives with so much protection that it looked as if she were carrying a newborn made of paper, and Elizabeth ordered that all of Seraphine's letters be copied before nightfall. The portrait of the former Duchess remained on the floor, turned toward the wall, as if even her image had lost the right to watch the house.
