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“I saw nine pairs of cats’ eyes! They were nine black cats, so all that I could see were their eyes, shining all at once with a sort of green sparkle. The thing is, they were carrying a coffin covered with a black velvet, and a gold crown on top..."

A series of enigmatic tapestries depicts the hunt of an elusive creature, the unicorn. But nothing in these tapestries is as it seems, in fact the unicorn here wants to be caught. Plus, all the people involved with these artworks, from the patrons to the makers, were absolutely convinced that their unicorn really existed.

"The girl awakens and she starts transforming herself into a female unicorn. Her body starts growing hair and her head is crowned with red wild flowers, symbols of her spilled blood. She offers a carnation to the unicorn, regarded as a symbol of eternal love and marriage."

From the outside, Laura Lanza was the rich and beautiful Baroness who lived in the castle of the town. But it was in this very castle that she met her tragic fate, at the hand of the person she would have least expected.