The Ball

Chapter 10
Further In

Len's Perspective

It was an empty room. There was nothing in it.

"Looks suspicious, why would someone put an empty room?" Jun wondered.

"Maybe there's some sort of secret compartment."

They searched the room, but nothing was out of ordinary.

"Come on, one bed room, room for servants and a kitchen? Looks too small for the big house we saw inside if you ask me." Len said.

After several minutes or roaming around, there was still no progress.

"This is useless!" Len half whispered half shouted, and harshly stroked the wall with his cane. To their amazement, the wall slid away to reveal a grand staircase like the one before leading down. They looked at each other.

"That's the most brilliant move I've ever seen."

"Shall we go down?"

"What if the men are down there?"

"Then I use my brilliant cane move."

"Whatever."

They silently walked down the staircase. It came to a similar room like the hallway, but more private and luxurious. There were sofas and armchairs with a fire cracking in a fireplace. There was a door to the left, and one on the right.

Jun went to the one on the left and put his ear on it. He looked at Len and pointed his thumb at the door to indicate that someone was inside. They went to the to the other door. After checking that no one was inside, they silently went inside. It was another hallway, with a door at the end.

"I heard snoring on the other side," Jun said.

"What if it's Rin?"

"Does Rin snore? It sounded manly."

"If you say so."

They went to the door and listened. Nothing. They opened it and went inside. It was a broom cupboard, but extra large.

"You got to be kidding me."

They checked it, and there was pretty much what is in a normal broom cupboard.

"Hey Len, take a look at this,"

There was a trap door on the floor, blended with the floor's pattern.

"But how to open it? I can see the small space between it and the floor, but there's no handle." Len said, observing the floor.

"…"

"…"

"Come on, it's already 11, we need to find a way to open it."

"Let's see…" Jun took out his scissors, and slotted it in the gap, and tried to push the scissor down.

"Might work," Len said and did the same.

"It's moving! Len, hold the opening, it might slip down again."

"Yes!" Len exclaimed and flipped open the trap door. There was a ladder, leading down somewhere.