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

Previously

…It was the feeling of being watched, not by the living, but by the echoes of the past, by the countless souls who had lived and died within these walls. And as I stood on that worn stone platform, gazing out at the vast, indifferent landscape, I knew that the true story of Poenari, the story that Vlad had tried so desperately to bury beneath layers of fear and stone, was only just beginning to reveal itself. The Impaler had left his mark, indelible and terrifying, but the castle held secrets far older, and perhaps, far more profound, than even he could comprehend. The final act, I sensed, was yet to unfold, and it would demand a price far greater than mere courage. It would demand truth.