Within the depths of the Shadow Keep, Messmer stood silently in his large chamber. The statue of his long disappeared mother stood just ahead of him, the large sculpted shape of her features feeling almost like a mockery to The Impaler. His eyes lingered on it for a few moments, prompting him to squint slightly, his mind trying to recall if the features truly fit what he even remembered of her from so long ago.

The soft sound of the door at the far end of the chamber opening pulled him from his memories, prompting narrowed eyes to glance towards the doorway.

"..Who's there?"