To be fair, Vanna had hardly ever been afraid of anything in her life, but Captain Duncan Ebnomal... somehow always managed to bring her all sorts of "unexpected situations."
Trapped in a room sealed by the Dreamscape, with the boundless dark sea outside the window, and a light source of strange radiance suspended in the sky, someone knocked on her door under the silent shroud of night.
Almost instinctively, Vanna thought about summoning her greatsword in the Dreamscape, leaping towards the door to deliver a strike—fortunately, she restrained the impulse at the last second.
"Knock, knock, knock."
The knocking continued unhurriedly, carrying a full measure of patience and courtesy.
Vanna took several deep breaths, uncertain of what expression to wear, so she could only keep her face taut and try to sound as normal as possible, "Come in."
