I was trying to get my hands loose when the basement door at the top of the stairs eased open. About 15 minutes had passed since the Brothers Grimm left me there. I was expecting it to be them that were coming back down, but it wasn't. It was Luigi!
He crept down the stairs, coming around behind the chair and untying me. He got my hands free and I reached down and untied my ankles from the chair legs.
"Luigi, you're sure a sight for sore eyes."
"Wella," he grinned, "I nevera got the rest of a mya money!"