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HERE IS YOUR ROOM, SENORITA. YOUR TRUNKS HAVE ALREAPY BEEN BROUGHT UP, ANP I'VE CHANGEP THE LINENS ANP HAP A FIRE LAIP OUT.

WOULP YOU LIKE ME TO HAVE A BATH PRAWN FOR YOU? I SHALL CALL FOR-

NO, POŃA ROSA, THANK YOU. I WOULP ACTUALLY LIKE TO ASK YOU SOME OUESTIONS ABOUT ALEJANPRO IF YOU COULP SPARE A FEW MINUTES?

r OH, YES, OF COURSE. X THE BARONESA SAIP TO HELP YOU IN ANY WAY I COULP. I PON'T KNOW WHAT I COULP POSSIBLY PO TO HELP ALEJANPRO, THE POOR ^ CHICO, BUT I SHALL TRY MY ^ VERY BEST.

r OH YES, SUCH A ^ NICE YOU NO MAN. HE ANP MY ORANPSON WERE OUITE FRIENPLY WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE" NOT TOO FRIENPLY, _k Ml NP. HE WAS ALWAYS A _A hw OOOP BOY.

^ THE BARONESA CLAIMS HE HAP SOME KINP OF FIT, PISPLAYINO ABNORMAL STREN6TH, VIOLENT BEHAVIOR, ANP REPPISH EYES. PIP , YOU WITNESS ANY OF THIS? y

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r HOUSE COULP SEE OR AT 1 LEAST HEAR IT/ HE CAUSEP OUITE A COMMOTION AFTER THEY BR0U6HT HIM HOME ANP TRIEP TO 6ET HIM TO MEET WITH THE LOCAL PRIEST. YELLINO ALL SORTS OF NONSENSE ANP PROFANITIES, ANP EVEN v STRIKINO THE BARÓN/ NOT _ V AT ALL LIKE THE GENTLE BOY I KNEW.

r ANP HIS EYES/ > THE PEVIL'S EYES, AS REP AS YOU RS, IF YOU'LL PARPON ME FOR SAYINO SO. THE BARONESA WARNEP ME, SO I WOULPN'T, \ TAKEFRIGHT. V

WHEN PIP ALL THIS BEGIN? THE STRENGTH, THE BEHAVIOR, THE EYES...PIP IT HAPPEN GRAPUALLY OR ALL OF A SUPPEN?

WHAT KINP OF RUMORS?

OH, WELL, I WOULPN'T WANT TO GOSSIP..

I COULPN'T SAY, SENORITA. HE WAS AWAY ^ AT UNIN/ERSITY. /

r THE BARÓN > ANP BARONESA, THEY HEARP PISTURBING RUMORS OF HIS BEHAVIOR ANP WENT THERE TO _v BRING HIM , L HOME. A

PONA ROSA, ANYTHING YOU SAY WILL REMAIN IN THIS ROOM, I PROMISE, ANP SOMETHING YOU TELL ME MAY ENP UP HELPING ALEJANPRO.

W IF THERE TRUŁY ARE PEMONIC FORCES AT WORK HERE, I MUST BE ARMEP WITH AS MUCH KNOWLEPGE AS POSSIBLE. ANY SMALL PIECE OF INFORMATION, HOWEVER INCONSEOUENTIAL IT MAY SEEM, COULP MEAN THE PIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE ANP PEATH.

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