Time will Tell

Chapter One

"Miss Clara, are you awake?" My butler Claude says through my bedroom door.

"Yes, I'm up. You can come in." I reply.

He walks in carrying my breakfast just like every morning, but this time he has a few letters in his hand.

"What are those? More letters about people offering me a job, wanting me to attend another ball, or just simply wanting me to visit somewhere?"

"I know some are from the Duke.."

I cut him off, "Duke Kingsley asking me to visit and talk to his dead wife again? God doesn't this man have anything important to do?"

"I have no idea." He says while he opens the curtains. "But you have a letter from Queen Dawn, and another from the Duke of Belle Noire."

"I haven't heard from her in a while. But I've never heard of this Duke."

I open the letter from the Queen it read;

January 1st , 1756

Miss Clara,
I know it's been a while since I've talked to you but I needed to write you to tell you something. Well here it goes just about every night I hear a man's voice and I hear a pair of boots on the main staircase. I know you said nothing was here the last time that you came over here, but something is here now. I don't know what could've happened between then and now.
Can you possibly come out here to help me figure out what it is? It is driving me absolutely insane, just because I have no clue what is going on.
Also I have a guest coming over in the next month or so. Just in case you come I wanted to let you know that I will have a guest over.

Sincerely,
Queen Dawn

That's strange I was over there last month and everything was fine. There were no spirits there or anything like that. It's odd for a spirit or entity to just pop up out of nowhere like that. Trust me I know enough about this that it never happens.

I reach over and grab the letter from the Duke of Belle Noire and it read;
3 Janvier 1756
Madame,

I am the Duke of Belle Noire, as you probably know by now. I've been told that you have the ability to see things that others can't. You're probably wondering how I heard about you, Queen Dawn is a close friend of mine. She's told me about some of the things you've helped her with.

I'm wondering if you can help me. There is something unseen tormenting my staff. It throws glasses across the room or moves things around. I've already had three maids quit in the last week because of what's been happening. It has been getting worse.

Please help us.

Sincerely,

The Duke of Belle Noire

"That's interesting. The Queen has never mentioned him before." I say.

"It sounds like he's having quite a dilemma." Claude says.

"Yes, it does. I'm afraid to do anything about it since I don't know this mysterious man. Since that one incident, which you remember, I never want to go somewhere where I don't know the master of the house."

"Yes my lady. I understand, if you need me for anything else just give me a ring."

"Will do, thank you Claude."