Aino - Chapter Three: van Havien Has an Idea

I'm sure you've all been waiting with bated breath for the third installment of Aino to come out.

Well, the wait is over. No more must your breathing be subdued or restrained under the influence of awe, terror, or other emotion.

Indeed, the third chapter, in it's ever so rough form, is here:

Aino - Chapter Three: van Havien Has an Idea.

You will, of course, remember the story so far. Our narrator (whose name has not been revealed yet, but since it isn't important I could probably give it away without damaging any part of the story) is holed up in a gentlemens' club with a few friends during a miserable winter's night. They amuse themselves by telling each other ghost stories - except van Havien (the most charismatic member of the group) insists the stories must be "true".

In the first chapter, van Havien told his story involving strange wild things in the Saskatchewan forests. In the second chapter, Davis told his story of a strange presence in a bedroom, and our Narrator told the first half of his story involving what appears to be a haunted mansion.

You will, I trust, remember the mysterious woman roaming around the dilapidated grounds of the manor house? And the old man who told our narrator about the girl who walked off into the woods decades ago and was never seen again? Well, almost never. I'm sure you remember what happens on a midsummer night during the full moon?

If not, maybe you should re-read the first couple of chapters. They're still available. Just click on the tag for "Aino" at the bottom of this email and you'll find them.

Anyway, this chapter provides the second half of our narrator's story, and introduces van Havien's idea.

Is it a good idea? Is it a bad idea? Will it lead to more people being attacked by wolfmen in the woods?

And just who is Aino, anyway?

Stay tuned.

As usual, the first few paragraphs are available on the Siege Works blog.