Drawing out his master key, Wilde stuck it in Lann's lock and turned. He pressed on the door, blinked and tried again. "The door's unlocked," he said. "It's even moving, but something's almost pushing back."
Just then Winnifred came by. Over hearing, she asked, "Need some help Mr. D?"
A moment later, Wilde and Winnifred were set against the door. "On three," Wilde said. "One,... Two,... Three!"
Slowly,... steadily, Lann's door yielded. It was almost halfway open when suddenly a gust of wind, like an ocean wave, burst out of the room. With it came a very subtle, yet potent stench of brimstone.
"Smells like one of Jezebel's more obnoxious relatives has been here," Wilde said, as the gust faded. Entering Lann's room, he found her deeply asleep on her bed. There were no wounds to be seen, yet there were some spots of blood on the carpet.
"Doesn't seem to be hurt," Wilde said to Abigail "But I don't like how deeply asleep she is. Tell Nurse Florence I'm bringing her in."



