This ghostly story shows the tension between keeping to one's principles vs greed. The trick for the protagonist will be to find someone who will keep his or her word. A Pandora box that has a potential treasure is very tempting.
The chest, always glowing in deep violet, was magnetic and provocative, an irresistible force that drew me in. I sealed the bedroom door, that mystical enclosure where the gold-edged box still rested, without the vigilance of my ancestor, once the funeral was over. Twenty years! How time flies freely and without fuss!
Hello, @litguru
You've pointed out the crux of the story very well. Clearly, the Soteldo chest must hold some secret related to the Greek myth of Pandora, for which Fidel wasn't yet ready. His pledged word was also a mechanism for his own protection, devised by his grandfather.
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