The Complete History of Poenari Castle ( Before and after Vlad)

Previously

…Stepping through the opening, I braced myself for whatever lay within, for the ultimate revelation of the price of power, a price that had been paid not just by kings and warriors, but by every soul who had ever touched these stones. The darkness enveloped me, and for a fleeting moment, I felt a profound sense of connection, not just to the past, but to something far more enduring, something that pulsed in the very heart of this desolate, magnificent fortress. The true cost of power was not in its acquisition, but in its relentless, soul-devouring pursuit. And Poenari Castle, I knew with a chilling certainty, had always demanded its due.