A bit earlier...
It's just been a few hours since Arad went into hibernation, and all of the maids were extremely busy. They were running all over the place, making sure the place was clean, getting food ready, and preparing rooms, since most of Arad's wives who didn't stay home were coming back, mainly people like Kali, Kossuth, and some others.
One of the maids rushed through the hallway. She had to hurry. The clothes in the laundry room had been sitting there for a while, and she had to get them out. But as she was running across the hallway, she suddenly hit the floor and froze.
^Did I trip on my own legs? Did I slip? No, that can't be...^ She couldn't breathe, couldn't move a single muscle, and was leaking from down below, feeling her entire body getting crushed from the inside out.
But then, a foot landed beside her head, and she felt much better, albeit freezing cold. "Stand. Are you still alive?"
