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[X] Politely excuse herself and leave Yuyuko in the dining room.

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He raises the glass to the dusty old skeleton before raising it to his lips.

Earlier, he managed to find this room, but not without trouble. After turning left, he had to navigate a number of tunnels. He encountered more of the undead, of course. He lost count of how many he had fought before finding this small haven. At the end, he used the key to open a heavy steel door.

"Lucky break," he mutters as he swirls the wine in his glass.

He takes a long look around the room again. It's clearly a large storeroom of some sort. Or perhaps it held something important in the past.

He feels like he just trapped himself inside. The skeleton in the corner doesn't make him feel much better.

"Well, at least I'll die of hunger or thirst instead," he says out loud.

He was able to find stores of food, water, and wine in the room, perhaps a supply worth a couple of weeks. He was also able to find a travelling pack, some rope, a lantern, and a few other tools. The first thing he did, of course, was to gather everything that could be useful. It was only afterward that he realized that he was trapped.

"So, why did you leave such good wine before you died? I even had my fill of old bread and meat! Did you know I was coming?"

The skeleton lies silent in the corner.

Suddenly, he realizes something odd. The room has food and drink. The steel door is strong enough to hold off the cursed creatures outside. How did this person die?

He shakes his head, trying to get sober. He walks up to the skeleton and examines it. By the looks of things, the person had been dead for a long time. He cocks his head as he notices something beside the skeleton. It looks like a page torn off a diary. He picks it up and reads.

"I think I know how to escape. I may be condemned as a heretic for this,
but I must do what I can to save these children. I am currently holding in
my hands a book that the Church was supposed to burn. I don't know
what I was thinking then, but something told me to keep it.

There is a ritual that can open a path to another world, but that place is
neither heaven, nor is it hell. Perhaps the children will have a better
chance at life there. No, I am sure that anywhere else is better than
the place where we stand.

However, this ritual has a heavy price. I only hope that the children find
a way to survive on their own. This is my last wish."

He rereads the note to be sure, then surveys the room again. There are no other skeletons or bodies. Does this mean there is a way out? And what did he mean by "another world"? He examines the room more carefully. In a few minutes, he discovered something behind the bookcase in the corner.

A long tunnel. It looks like a natural formation, but it is suspiciously large enough for a single human to go through.

He takes a moment to think. There is probably space left in his pack for one more thing.

[ ] Bring the silver candlestick on the table. It is a bit tarnished, but seems to be made of pure silver.
[ ] Bring a bottle of "Aesop's Hope" wine. A good wine and a good year.
[ ] Bring the person's skull. Maybe you can talk to it when you're bored.