Hide-and-seek

Marie: I remember, that evening we were playing hide-and-seek. Traditionally, girls and lads should split into pairs — supposedly to prevent sensitive ladies from fearing the darkness. But I was able to artfully avoid the fate of becoming Roger’s partner by offering him to become the anchorman and find me himself.

Task: Go through the study in ghosts mode.

Leo: Marie?

Marie: Leo, are you playing hide-and-seek too?

Leo: No, I was just throwing everything dispensable out of the wardrobe.

Marie: And why do you need to sit inside it to do that?

Leo: It’s just very deep — there is a secret section behind front shelves.

Marie: Then it’s the best place to hide from those pesky gentlemen! Is there enough space for two?

Leo: I haven’t moved all the clothes yet, but yes, probably.

Marie: Then move a little.

Leo: Maybe I’ll just get out and let you in instead?

Marie: No. Someone’s coming. Do you hear it? If you start getting out, you will give me away and I will fall into Roger’s clutches.

Leo: Then come right here and close the outer door. Careful, don’t hit yourself. The other door is broken, but I will cover us with clothes.

Fog: Lady Marie, I know you’re here. I’ve heard your lovely voice.

Marie leans right to Leonard’s ear and whispers quietly:

Marie: How can such a noodle have such a good...?

Leo presses a finger to his lips.

Fog: Are you in the wardrobe, light of my eyes? But it’s so dark and scary in there, and you are all alone.

You hear a wardrobe door opening. The first compartment is in plain sight, but you are concealed by a secret wall and a thick layer of clothes covering the opening.

Roger touches the inside of the wardrobe inch by inch. At some point he reaches a piece of clothing that’s covering Marie’s leg. She shivers, but Leo squeezes her hand, and the girl doesn’t make a sound.

Roger shuts the wardrobe closed and lowers his voice:

Fog: Empty. Could I have imagined it? Perhaps the voice of that rebel was coming from the next room.

Leaving the room, he starts shouting again:

Fog: Oh Marie, I am ready to sing odes in your honor! Your beauty overshadows even that of your sister, and it’s so hard to find a true Catholic in our land of Protestants!

Marie rolls her eyes, saying only with her lips:

Marie: What an idiot…

After the sound of steps fades away, Leonard lets go of her hand.

Leo: Did I hurt you?

Marie: No, Leo, you saved me. Thank you.

Leo: You are welcome, Marie.

Marie: Can I stay a little longer or will you be scolded for not tidying up the wardrobe in time?

Leo: No, I won’t be scolded.

Marie: Liar.

Marie leans forward and kisses him lightly on the forehead.

You completed the task and received some points of freedom and some tokens

Marie: After the game, when I was sitting in the wardrobe with Leonard, hiding from Roger, something has changed. I have realized what I really wanted to achieve in my life.