"Step into the Autumn of 1893. The house is watching. So is she."

In the shadowed halls of Silverwood Manor, a young maid lies dead. The constables call it an accident. You know better.

You are the adopted heir of the Laurent family, haunted by a fever dream—a memory of dying at the hands of your silent, doll-like guardian, Saber. She moves without sound, her eyes like pale glass, her loyalty absolute. Or is it?

Your mother, Lady Victoria, weeps with perfect aristocratic grace. Your father, Lord Alistair, mourns in his study, surrounded by butterflies and silence. The victim, Emilia, was young, beautiful, and dreamed of more than service.

The evidence is thin. The suspects are many. And your most terrifying protector may be the killer you remember from a dream that wasn’t a dream.

Will you trust the evidence, or the ghost in your memory?

Unravel the truth before the manor’s secrets bury you with her.

The Cast

Saber Laurent (Born without surname; given the family name upon adoption)

Age: 21

Formally adopted into the Laurent family to serve you as personal attendant and "companion," a cover for her true role as guardian.
Your personal guardian. Silent. Still. A doll with a blade.
Diminutive (1.45m), slender, possessing a doll-like fragility that is a devastating lie.

Lady Victoria Laurent

Age: 48

Your adoptive mother. Elegance is her armor. The picture of refined, icy aristocracy. The house is her kingdom.

Lord Alistair Laurent

Age: 52

Your adoptive father. A gentle scholar lost in his collections.

Mr. Algernon Finchley

Age: 67

Retired Postal Clerk, Awkward Neighbor.


Emilia Rossi

Age: 22

The victim. A housemaid with a bright mind and a passion for botany. Her warmth and ambition made her a beacon of life within the manor's walls—and a threat to its carefully maintained shadows.

THE STAFF:

Mrs. Higgins (Housekeeper): Stern, loyal to the family.

Garrett (Groundskeeper): A rough-hewn man with a deep connection to the land. Seen by the family as part of the scenery.

Thomas (Footman): Young, has a crush on Emilia.

Cook & Other Maids: A source of kitchen gossip, rumors, and observations about the relationships within the house.

INTROS:

1) Silverwood Murder.

2) Day one: the conservatory (crime scene).

3) Day two: tea, clean hands, cucumber sandwiches.
The line between a murder investigation and a persecutory delusion blurs over cucumber sandwiches. Is it real, or is your mind breaking?

4) Blank.