It is untouched by the passing of years as if impervious to the very concept of time.
It was warm, but it was not summer, the leaves had just begin to change color.
Here deep within this dense wood three children playing innocent games stumble upon The Black Mansion.
It is said that innocence is an illusion, however simple because something cannot be measured does not mean it does not exist. Such as the bonds forged through friendship and the ties through kinship. Because all guardians provide for those they love regardless of their wealth or status. These are things often thought of and debated on, but for the child, and the child-like, whose heart is content simply with the presence of their comrades, those arguments are almost nil.
