Mr. Skeleton
characterAlso known as: the skeleton, a pile of bones, dead people, a corpse
The skeletal remains of a person that Erin discovered in an upstairs bedroom of the inn.
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The skeleton was found in a bed in one of the inn's upstairs rooms, suggesting it may have been an inhabitant who died there. Its cause of death is unknown.
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Though physically absent for most of the chapter, the skeleton's disappearance is a central plot point. Its absence transforms the inn from a safe shelter to a place of intrusion and fear for Erin, and serves as the first clue to the existence of the mysterious figure who stole it.
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“Question. How did Mr. Skeleton upstairs die?”
“It’s gone.”
“Am I afraid of dead people? Well yeah. But they can’t hurt me. Zombies can, but normal dead people can’t. It’s just a skeleton. I can take a look for signs of—of death, and then I’ll go sleep. Good plan. Let’s do it.”
“Because it was valuable? Because skeletons are so useful, sure. Maybe the Goblins did it. Can’t you eat bones? Or—someone else?”
“Okay. Okay. What’s the problem? It was just a skeleton. Just a spooky, dead thing. And even if it did move—somehow, where would it go?”