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Ramella Tarina
No one answered the door. No one was home. The fear mounting in her Ramella tried the doorhandle but the door wouldn't open. Frantically, holding Daniel by the hand she ran over to the other side of the street. The house where she knocked again was a smallish one, with faint candlelight sifting through cheap curtains.
Her knock was answered by a male voice, sounding to be in the forties.
"Who's there?"
More sounds were starting to come from the direction of the Tavern, and then suddenly a howl pierced the night sending a new wave of terror through Ramella.
"Please could you just let us in? It's just me and my son."
The door opened a crack and a man looked out. Seeing that Ramella had spoken the truth he opened the door further and ushered them in, locking the door behind them.
"We were planning to go to the tavern, but..."
"I have felt the strange presence towards the tavern also. You can stay here for the night if you want."
The man had his left arm in a sling.
He smiled when Ramella inquired about it.
"My name is Jonas. Normally I work in the kitchens of the tavern, but four days ago, when chopping wood for the fire I dropped a log on my arm, when bending down and broke it. So now I have time to stay home with my daughter."
"Julia come. A little boy has come. You could play with him."
A small, blond haired girl came out from under the table where Ramella hadn't spotted her before.
"Hello my name is Julia." - she said to Daniel. - "Do you want to come and see my toys?"
"OK"
The sound of toys being taken out of their box was suddenly broken by another howl.
"Under the bed! Both of you! - Jonas said to the two children.
He then opened the door and peered out towards the tavern from where the howl had come. He couldn't see anything, but both he and Ramella could feel that something was very wrong.
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