You were living in peace just fine when war hit your kingdom. Now, you're on the run because all you wanted to do was to live your life peacefully and away from the war which doesn't even matter to you at all. As you flee for safety, your travels eventually land you in a valley, where you stumble upon an abandoned castle. But the abandoned castle doesn't really seem abandoned because everything seems to be in working order. There just are no people around. Maybe it used to be a school because there seem to be many classroom types rooms.

Whatever the case, it seems better than traveling more in the terrible weather, so you decide to stay. More travelers straggle by in the next few days, and each group/person decides to stay temporarily. Maybe you get along, or maybe you don't.

Then you discover that there are "ghosts" such as a ginger cat who cooks in the kitchen. These "ghosts" have been looking after travelers who stay and orphans.

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