“The room?” Ellis asked, tilting his head slightly.

My stomach dropped. I didn’t like how he was being evasive and it only made me more suspicious. “The room with the piano, where you found me earlier,” I elaborated.

Ellis’ lips turned down slightly at the corners, a subtle frown. His eyes didn’t change, though. It was hard to tell if he was disappointed or upset.

“It is just a room,” he said.

“A room that you keep clean, ...