Spike
With a cup of coffee and a restless feeling in his gut, Lane had wandered away from the main dining hall and down one of the darkened corridors. Trailing his fingers along the rough wallpaper, he saw that it dead-ended into a set of wide polished wooden doors marked "Grand Ballroom."
Pushing open one heavy door, he walked inside and took a look around. There were mirrors everywhere, the dim light from high windows reflecting an eerie glow to the mix of shapes and hues echoed throughout the dark, quiet ballroom.
He caught movement out of the corner of his eye and an instant reflex had him edging in defense before he'd fully recognized it as his own shadowed reflection. Feeling foolish, he shook his head and wondered if a nice long run would do anything to settle his nerves. Sometimes there was nothing better for the spirit than to pound it into submission with a few miles of good old-fashioned physical exertion.
Pushing open one heavy door, he walked inside and took a look around. There were mirrors everywhere, the dim light from high windows reflecting an eerie glow to the mix of shapes and hues echoed throughout the dark, quiet ballroom.
He caught movement out of the corner of his eye and an instant reflex had him edging in defense before he'd fully recognized it as his own shadowed reflection. Feeling foolish, he shook his head and wondered if a nice long run would do anything to settle his nerves. Sometimes there was nothing better for the spirit than to pound it into submission with a few miles of good old-fashioned physical exertion.