Frank fell silent for a moment, contemplating John’s words. He began to doubt continuing his work as a servant in the luxurious castle, and what scared him was the possibility of the castle’s servants becoming targets of the Werewolves one by one.

“Does Mr. George know about this?” Frank asked.

“I don’t know either, because so far it seems like he’s not involved, but we’ll see,” John replied as he urged his horse-drawn carriage forward.

“I feel like quitting my job at that castle,” Frank said.

“Why would you quit?” John asked, surprised, turning to look at Frank.

“I’m afraid that it might happen to me,” Frank answered.

Then, Frank expressed his fears and suspicions that one day they would all be sacrificed by the owner of the castle.

“Why do you suspect Mr. George?” John asked, curious.

“Don’t you suspect his increasing wealth?” Frank said again.

“Maybe he became rich because of the Grape harvest and his Grape drink company’s success in the global market,” John argued.

Frank rejected John’s answer and was more convinced that Mr. George obtained his wealth through unconventional means. Finally, John fell silent, listening to his friend’s words, and he began to agree with Frank in his heart.

Frank expressed his intention to quit if the situation in the castle continued to deteriorate.

“If you quit, what reason will you give to Mr. George?” John asked, urging his horse to go faster.

“I will say that I’m moving to my uncle’s house in Kent,” Frank replied.

“Alright then,” John said, nodding his head.

They arrived in the city of Cardiff and bought all the necessities. After that, they returned to Swansea with anxious hearts.

As night approached and they arrived, they saw the castle in a very quiet state. But when John looked up, he was shocked to see a black shadow watching him. It looked like a werewolf, and without realizing it, he screamed in fear, startling Frank.

“What’s wrong, John? Why did you scream like that?” Frank asked, surprised.

“I saw a Werewolf shadow up there!” John exclaimed, pointing to the living room.

Frank immediately looked up to see, but he didn’t see anyone up there. He looked at John with confusion.

“I don’t see anyone,” Frank said.

“But I saw it earlier,” John replied.

Frank just stared at John with a confused face, then they immediately entered while carrying their shopping bags into the kitchen, where Mrs. Leony was seen preparing dinner for Mr. George.

The woman smiled at them, but Frank looked at her suspiciously. When the woman walked towards the dining room, Frank whispered in John’s ear and told him that his friend should come to his room later that night. John just nodded without saying anything in response to Frank’s words.

Mr. George and Mrs. Marinda were enjoying their meal in the dining room and being served by Mrs. Leony. The three of them seemed very close, which made Frank, who was in the kitchen, even more suspicious.

“It seems that the cook is very close to them,” said Frank.

“True, even though they are not that friendly towards the other workers,” answered John.

Frank became more suspicious of the cook because when she smiled at them, the smile seemed to contain a mystery that couldn’t be described in words.

As the night grew late, John hurried to Frank’s room and asked his friend about the meaning of asking him to come. Frank told him about Mrs. Leony, who had fangs located on both sides of her lips.

John was shocked to hear his friend’s report and suspected that the old woman was one of the Werewolf followers.

“I suspect that Mrs. Leony is one of the Werewolf followers in that mirror,” said John.

“True, I agree with you,” replied Frank.

Frank felt that his bad suspicions were about to come true, and it was proven when Mrs. Leony transformed into a supernatural creature.

“We have to leave here as soon as possible,” Frank urged his friend.

“Your words are true,” answered John.

“And it’s better if you don’t communicate with me too often to avoid suspicion,” John requested.

Frank just nodded his head, and then John got up from the sofa to open the door. But before he could do that, they suddenly heard the howling of a wolf in the living room, which frightened both of the servants.

John canceled his intention to leave Frank’s room, and they both just stayed inside, waiting for what would happen next. They heard the howling of wolves echoing each other, and shortly after, they heard the sound of a window being opened by someone in the room.

And John decided not to leave Frank’s room until morning. Meanwhile, in the living room, something terrifying happened. Two werewolves came out of the mirror and jumped, and Mrs. Leony was opening the window for them. She transformed into a werewolf.

The three of them jumped out of the window and disappeared into the darkness of the night. Sometime later, they heard the sound of Mr. George’s footsteps heading toward the living room. He was only there for a moment and then returned to his room. Frank and John listened to every sound and step that happened around the living room. They pressed their ears against the door so that everything could be heard clearly.

“I can’t stand staying here anymore, it’s terrifying,” Frank said with a trembling voice.

“Be patient until the time comes. Besides, if we leave this castle, they will surely ask for the reason,” John tried to convince Frank.

Frank fell silent, listening to his friend’s words. His sanity returned, and he nodded his head. Then, John devised a plan for them to pretend not to know about this incident and continue working as usual.

Towards morning, John left Frank’s room and went back to his room. Luckily, tomorrow was a holiday for all the servants, so he could sleep soundly until noon. The castle became silent as if it was uninhabited, and while the inhabitants of the castle were sleeping, the three werewolves returned. The two werewolves entered the mirror again, while Mrs. Leony transformed back into a human form.

Since that incident, John and Frank have become more withdrawn. When they met Leony’s mother, they behaved normally so as not to arouse suspicion among the other residents. They had grown accustomed to the occurrences within the family room and without realizing it, the time came when they were assigned to shop in Cardiff again.

The long-awaited day finally arrived. Frank and John welcomed this happy day, knowing they would soon leave the castle forever and be free from the fear that had always haunted them.

Now they had returned to the village of Hogan, and all the inhabitants welcomed them with curiosity.

“Are you no longer working at the castle?” asked Mr. Tomy with a smile.

“No, we’re not. We’ve experienced many events,” Frank replied with a somber expression.

“You better rest first, then tell us about it,” Mr. Tomy requested.

“All right,” John replied.

They went home to their respective houses and met with their families. Towards evening, they gathered with several villagers including Mr. Tomy and Roy.

They listened attentively to the harrowing experiences of the two servants, and then Roy recounted the experiences of all the villagers in the village to those two servants, which made them very surprised and scared.

“Oh my, wherever there are werewolves,” Frank complained while shaking his head.

“But you no longer have to worry, and the village is safe now,” Roy answered with confidence.

“Why is the village safe?” John asked, not understanding.

“We have planted wolfbane along the village border,” Roy replied with a smile.

Then, Roy explained the events experienced by all the inhabitants of the village of Hogan during the time that Frank and John worked at the castle. Starting from the gruesome death of Inggrid to the terror caused by the two werewolves who often visited the village, they decided to start looking for countermeasures and finally found them thanks to the help of Pastor Albert and Friar Rudi.

Upon hearing Roy’s words, the two servants felt calm. They felt right to return to their hometown village and would never leave again

Meanwhile, after a few days of the two castle servants’ departure, Leony’s mother grew suspicious. She approached Malcolm and asked the head of the household about the disappearance of Frank and John, who had gone to Cardiff.

“Malcolm! Have you seen Frank and John?” Leony’s mother asked as she approached the man.

“I haven’t seen them. What’s going on with them?” Malcolm asked, bewildered.

“Usually when they go to Cardiff, they return promptly, but now they haven’t shown up since two days ago,” Leony’s mother replied.

“Could it be that they quit by running away?” Malcolm asked, confused.

“Maybe they found out that we are werewolves,” Leony’s mother replied again.

“Well, if that’s the case, it’s quite troublesome! We should look for those two servants again,” Malcolm said.

“No need, I will investigate this myself,” Leony’s mother replied angrily.

“Very well, I’ll wait for news from you,” Malcolm said, returning to his work.

Leony’s mother left Malcolm and headed to the family room, where, fortunately, Lord George’s family was not at home, so she felt free to approach the magic mirror.

She gazed into the mirror and began communicating with its inhabitants. Not long after, the two werewolves emerged from the mirror, growling.

“What news do you bring?” asked Lord Roger.

“Two castle servants have run away,” Leony’s mother replied.

“No need to chase after them. If they slip up someday, then you can make them my followers,” Lord Roger said.

“Very well. So what do we do next?” Leony’s mother asked.

“We will attack the village of Verase and make its inhabitants my followers,” Lord Roger replied.

“When?” asked Leony’s mother.

“Tonight. Convey our plan to Malcolm,” Lord Roger said, leaping back into the mirror.

Mrs. Leony nodded and went to meet Malcolm, informing him of the plan. As night approached, they began to execute their action. Meanwhile, in the village of Verase, all was quiet; the inhabitants were fast asleep, unaware of the impending danger lurking around them. However, only one house belonging to the Steale family remained lit at that late hour—by 11:00 PM, the family was still conversing.

It was at that moment that four werewolves ran tirelessly as if impatient to slaughter their victims. Now, they had arrived in the village and immediately sought their prey. Not long after, chaos erupted in the village; heart-wrenching screams for help echoed among the residents. Those who survived tried to help their neighbors, but they too fell victim to the ferocity of the powerful and brutal werewolves.

Mr. Remington and his family were shocked to hear the piercing screams coming from their neighbor’s house. He jumped off the sofa, rushed to the window, and tried to find out what was happening. To his horror, as he peered through the curtain, he saw four werewolves busy slaughtering their victims.

Spontaneously, Mr. Remington shouted instructions to his wife, Mrs. Janet, to take their two children into the basement. Mrs. Janet swiftly moved to save their children while Mr. Remington turned off the lights and followed his wife, running after her. They quickly descended the basement stairs and locked the door behind them. Mr. Remington then opened a door that revealed a tunnel leading into the Sotana forest.

“Quickly! Before those werewolves catch us!” Mr. Remington yelled.

Mrs. Janet ran through the tunnel with their children while Mr. Remington tightly secured the basement door, which was the border route to the Andara mountains. They ran tirelessly toward the mountain border until they finally arrived. There, they searched for a cave to temporarily shelter in.

Meanwhile, the werewolves continued their rampage, successfully turning some villagers into their followers and devouring others as their evening meal. When they arrived at Mr. Remington’s house, the pack immediately burst in and smashed through the doors. They began to ransack the house and search for where the family was hiding. Eventually, Malcolm discovered the door leading to the basement.

He informed Lord Roger that the homeowners had fled through the underground passage, and Lord Roger agreed with the head of the household’s assessment.

Lord Roger was furious upon hearing Malcolm’s report and only then realized that their quarry had successfully escaped their pursuit. He ordered Malcolm and Mrs. Leony to rush towards the basement door. In an instant, the door shattered as they leaped inside, searching for their prey. Much to their surprise, they encountered another door that needed to be opened.

“So they escaped through this door,” Lord Roger growled.

“Yes, I agree with your assessment, dear,” Mrs. Brenda replied, looking at her husband.

“Let’s open this door,” Malcolm invited.

Malcolm attempted to open the door leading to the tunnel but encountered difficulty. Shortly after, the head of the household began to exert his strength and succeeded. The door swung open on its own, revealing a long and dark tunnel before them. All four of them leaped inside and ran swiftly until they reached the Sotana forest, located near the Cambrian mountain border. They managed to pass through the forest, but as they attempted to leap over the border, they were repelled by a tremendous force.

“Argh!!!” their voices echoed in frustration.

“Why is this happening!” Lord Roger exclaimed.

“My body is in so much pain,” Mrs. Brenda groaned in agony.

“My legs are injured too,” Mrs. Leony added, groaning.

“It seems there’s some force attacking us,” Malcolm speculated.

They began to investigate the cause and were shocked to find, just a few meters away, numerous Wolf’s Bane plants, known enemies of werewolves.

“Oh my, so this is the cause!” Mrs. Brenda exclaimed angrily.

“No wonder we were thrown back and injured,” Lord Roger replied, equally furious.

“It’s better if we retreat rather than face further difficulties,” Malcolm suggested.

“Yes, I agree with you,” Mrs. Leony replied.

“Very well, then let’s return to the village,” Lord Roger said as he jumped back into the tunnel.

Disheartened, they returned through the tunnel after leaving Mr. Remington’s house. Lord Roger gathered his followers to return to Voltre Castle. As morning approached, the group leaped at high speed and in an instant arrived there. They all entered the mirror except Mrs. Leony and Malcolm.

The next morning, George woke up and, as usual, went to his study to read a book. When he entered the room, he saw stacks of money and gold bars on the table, which surprised him. George didn’t understand how he had suddenly acquired such wealth so easily and without knowing who had placed all this wealth on his table. He collected the wealth and stored it in a safe, then searched the entire room but found nothing suspicious. Finally, he returned to his room.

Meanwhile, the Remington family managed to survive the ferocity of the werewolves and now hid in a cave, resting.

“We’re lucky we survived, and they didn’t chase us into this cave,” Mr. Remington said.

“Maybe they couldn’t enter the basement,” Mrs. Janet replied.

“I doubt it! They’ll surely keep trying to break down the door to chase us,” Mr. Remington replied.

“What saved us then?” Mrs. Janet asked, puzzled.

Mr. Remington shrugged and went out again to find some food he could cook. Soon after, he managed to catch a rabbit and cook it. That morning, the family ate roasted rabbit meat to sustain themselves.

“I will find out why we are safe from the pursuit of those werewolves,” said Mr. Remington as he left the cave.

“You must be cautious of your surroundings,” replied Mrs. Janet.

“Yes, I brought a weapon to be on alert,” said Mr. Remington.

Mr. Remington began to investigate the reason they were safe, so he traversed the Cambrian mountains. He then found wolf tracks and a lot of furs scattered on the ground, indicating that the werewolves had managed to break through the underground and enter this mountain’s border.

“Why didn’t they continue the chase?” Mr. Remington wondered to himself.

The middle-aged man was busy searching for answers while looking around, then his eyes fell on the Wolfsbane plants that grew abundantly there. So many of these plants were present that the border of the Sotana forest was almost covered by them.

Now, Mr. Remington realized that the werewolves could not continue the chase because of this repellent plant. So, he picked some Wolfsbane plants and brought them back to the cave. Upon arriving there, he met his wife and explained everything.

Mrs. Janet was very happy to hear the news; she was sure that the plant was a repellent for those werewolves, and they planted it in front of the cave. Since that incident, Mr. Remington’s family never returned to their village; they didn’t want to experience such a bad event again.

One night, George was in his study, continuing his office work, when he suddenly heard a sound coming from the living room. The sound startled him, and he immediately stood up and went to the living room.

The sound was very disturbing and intriguing; it continued until he arrived there, and then it stopped.

“What was that sound?” George wondered to himself.

Suddenly, a faint voice calling from within the mirror startled George, making him turn towards it. He immediately approached the mirror and stared at it.

“We are Grandpa Roger and Grandma Brenda,” said Roger, laughing loudly.

“Aren’t you supposed to be dead?” asked George, confused.

“Indeed, and our spirits now inhabit this mirror,” replied Roger.

“Why are your spirits in there?” asked George in fear.

“We are the ones who gave you wealth,” replied Brenda.

Then, Grandma Brenda explained that their deaths were a result of a pact they made with the werewolf king.

“Why did you do that?” asked George, bewildered.

“Your ancestors have always lived in poverty, so we did not want the Hurley lineage to continue living that way,” replied Roger.

“My God! So we have lived with abundant wealth because you made a pact with the werewolf king?” asked George loudly.

“Exactly, and you have enjoyed the results,” replied Brenda with a smile.

George was very angry, so spontaneously he threw the vase from the room at the mirror, but strangely, the mirror did not break and remained hanging on the wall as before