46 Good morning, Master !!

It was always the same pesky strand of daylight. That single ray that escaped from beyond the crack in his curtains that just so happened to hit him right in the face. Stephen's eyes slowly opened, blinking a few times as he came to consciousness from his rest.

He barely remembered falling asleep last night. In fact, the last thing he remembered was solving the puzzle box he had found at work yesterday. Turning his head slightly, he saw the box was still there, sitting on his nightstand. Yet, something was different than yesterday. There appeared to be a hidden latch, something he hadn't noticed before. It was popped open.

Squinting at the puzzle box, he reached over to grab it, wondering how he never noticed this latch on the back of the puzzle.

"I wonder what this does," he muttered, still somewhat groggily.

"Good morning, Master," came a high pitched voice from the corner of his room.

Stephen dropped the puzzle box, and bolted upright in bed and then tossed his head in the direction of the voice. There was a woman in his room! She was kneeling near the foot of his bed. He could barely make out her features as she was partially covered by the rest of the bed.

"What? Who are you??" Stephen panicked, pushing up against the headboard of his bed. "How did you get in my room?!"

The woman simply smiled at him, and slightly raised her hands. "I assure you, Master, that I mean you no harm. As for why I am here, well, you have released me."

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"Released you?" Stephen asked, feeling even more confused, if that was possible. "What do you even mean by that?"

"Well, it's quite simple, Master," she replied, standing up, and allowing Stephen the first full view of her. "You solved the puzzle, on the my portal, correct?"

"Portal? What's a portal?"

The woman walked slowly over to his nightstand, and picked up the puzzle box to demonstrate. "This is my portal, Master. You solved the puzzle, which released me from my confinement within." She smiled at Stephen, as if it were the most natural explanation in the world.