All the duties had been handed out amongst the house staff.
Cleaning, cooking, tending and mending both in and around the property.
Every house keeper hurried off to their assigned duties.
Save for 2 workers.
One who was new and one who wasn't.
Today, these two workers had a simple assignment.
Watch the west room on the third floor.
Do not clean it. Do not arrange, nor rearrange it.
Simply stay inside this room and watch.
The new worker was confused, but counted themselves lucky for a task of such ease. Their partner new better.
The experience house keeper knew why there were always two assigned to watch the room.
There was once a time when the job was tasked to a single worker, but after the incident it was agreed to always have two.
That way, one could bear witness, should the other be taken.
The new worker didn't know any of this yet.
Their partner knew it all too well.
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