[SPOILER] Story Discussion

[Zaffre]

good point still though, what about the wine cellar part.

I always believed the wine had been poisoned to kill Wilhelm and his men. If the transformation had failed they would have been able to get out and warn the village of Aldstaht and therefore alert the Black Eagle of what Alexander was doing.

IMO, i don't think his sanity would be THAT bad.

You have to remember that Daniel has nyctophobia, which is an intense fear of the darkness. Since most of the castle has a heavy darkness in it, he's probably terrified out of his wits. Also remember that he's shaken up because of the Shadow killing everyone in contact with the orb. Those two combined would make Daniel's mental condition extremely fragile; he couldn't tell what is real and what is not.