Accompanied by a series of strange noises, the clockwork automaton stiffened and came to a complete halt like a rusted machine, and at almost the same moment, Lucresia in a nearby chamber sensed the anomaly in her creation.
The cabin door was flung open violently, and a whirlwind of colorful papers swirled into the room, converging into a human form. The "Witch of the Sea," Lucresia, stepped out from the flurry of papers, and at first glance, saw Luny, who had slumped and was sitting by the table, her head hanging low.
"Luny?" Lucresia hurried forward, and immediately noticed a winding key that had fallen onto the floor beside her. She picked up the key, then proceeded to tap on the mechanism on the back of the clockwork puppet, "What happened?"
A series of intermittent creaks came from inside Luny, and after a moment, some of her parts finally resumed function, and a severely detuned and deformed voice rose from her chest cavity, "Old master... is looking for you..."