Pomona expanded the search area.
Paroldo's treasure hunters had guarded that sinkhole for centuries without successfully removing the treasure. Even copying the villagers and building houses along its edge had done them no good.
There were quite a few abandoned buildings in the Alps. Caught up in the chaos of World War II, these houses had become dilapidated and desolate.
In the forest, Pomona found an abandoned manor. According to the neighbors, it had existed since the twelfth century, and its last owner had been a wealthy man fond of raising Great Danes.
Hunting was a traditional aristocratic sport in Britain. Every spring and autumn, noble hunters gathered in rural areas across Britain. Dressed in red hunting coats and black felt hats, they mounted tall steeds and galloped through the countryside mist amid packs of hounds. The thoroughbreds they rode alone were worth a fortune, not to mention the dogs.
Compared to the swift foxhounds raised by the British, Great Danes were larger and could hunt wild boars and wolves. Keeping them in the Middle Ages was also a symbol of nobility.
The manor's owner had been keen on entering his Great Danes in competitions, and they had won many prizes. The dogs also brought the wealthy man an income. At its peak, the manor had housed over a hundred dogs.
They would never have dared keep so many dogs in a city, nor dared live too close to the townspeople. Great Danes were enormous and ill-tempered, and it would have been disastrous if they injured someone. So they lived in these woods far from any village or town, where the barking would not disturb anyone.
Later, for reasons unknown, the family moved away. With no one maintaining it, the road leading from the manor became overgrown with weeds, thorns,