The crater in the ground was huge—larger than the manor itself. Amidst the white of all the snow that covered the land there now stood out that dark flaw. It was hard to tell from here just how deep it went, but amidst the howling of the wind she thought she could hear a voice, raw and furious and desperate, howling in pain. It went on and on, curdling her blood, until the wind picked up and drowned it out.  