The iron beast shrieked, a piercing wail tearing through the unnatural silence of the frozen peaks, its black smoke staining the pristine white sky. Below the, jagged, snow-capped mountains, it snaked along a treacherous ledge directly in front of the silent, imposing fortress, a medieval sentinel perched on the precipice. 

As the train chugged, its rhythmic chug-chug-chug echoed against the stone, a jarring, modern heartbeat disrupting a century-old slumber. Inside the dark, rattling carriages, passengers watched as the ancient, snow-draped towers and battlements of the castle glided past

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