"Yes, I had heard about all of that. It sounds unpleasant....IMPs must be a cake-walk for you, then?" she asked as she slowly folded her arms over her chest. "Also, I'm scared to touch anything in this room. I'm sure you've got it chalk full of fun little consequences," and Melanie smiled a little at this. Even the walls and...everything was probably magically addled somehow. It was so Regina-esque. "Does anyone ever come in here?" she asked curiously.

She also wondered if it was a good meeting spot for her and Duncan sometimes. It was very close to Regina's office, but this made it somewhat unexpected, didn't it? Perhaps it wasn't prudent, but she was curious about the comings and goings of this hallway.

The history surrounding the castle was not history she was typically interested in, but she couldn't help get interested in it the longer she stayed here. "Surprisingly, yes. Maybe I'll transfer over next term," she winked. Regina would die, wouldn't she? "I can teach runes so you don't have to." That was a lie. She wasn't the most adept at runes.