Bab 433: The Basement

Dora was afforded free reign to explore the mansion post the owner's departure, though she was ultimately just a captive in this world of polished and ancient wood. The freedom she was afforded was all an illusion. There were rooms she wasn't allowed to enter, and she wasn't allowed to leave the premises of the mansion, not even to take a walk outside. What at first looked like a massive abode, turned into a rather claustrophobic cage the longer Dora stayed confined within its walls. Not even its open-air design that interplayed the concepts of natural light and nature could liberate her from the feeling of being imprisoned. Every day, her world shrank further, and the massive room she slept in became smaller - like a cage.