Thread:BoltBlizard/@comment-31727837-20180306191902/@comment-24953048-20190209201304

Okie dokie!

The level starts out from a previous level in the Subcon Forest - where Hat Kid had prior cleared out the Subcon Well. One of the contracts given by that sickly spectre (the Snatcher) has issued her a task to go to Queen Vanessa's manor and retrieve a Time Piece at the top of the manor - in the attic.

Oh, you wish it was that easy.

The front door is first blocked by snow, so you need to enter via the back door, which leads you to the cellar. Before you proceed up the stairs from the cellar to the main building, one of Snatcher's minions comes in and tells you that your hat abilities are unusable. This is also the first instance of this as well.

After going up onto the next floor and taking a few steps, Vanessa is given that rude awakening when she figures out someone had entered her home.

The rest of the level plays out as a stealth mission tangled in with a horror level - sneak around the manor while avoiding the insta-kill monster who is lured to any sort of sounds you make (like ballons and pianos which you need to use), and hide if neccessary - eventually winding up to the next floors where the beast then follows.

The cycle repeats with a few changes and closer, more dangerous encounters with the beast, but when you get to the top, you are free to end the level at any time.

Thankfully that level didn't get a Death Wish version (hard mode DLC).