Gemotions

The surveyor had declared the house structurally sound. He'd missed the anomaly, of course. He'd missed the slight pressure difference. He'd certainly missed the faint draft. It was Bertram, with his obsessive attention to detail, who located the hidden space. He examined the wall and found a panel that had been very subtly misaligned. He opened it, revealing a perfectly preserved room, a study. Inside was a collection of scientific instruments, antique journals filled with sketches. His pulse quickened. He knew the pleasure of discovery.

He always knew the value of patience.