After dinner, in little boy Andy's room, Bartlett retold the story of the strange male villager he had encountered earlier, as well as the true and false details of the things he said to the others.
"When he asked me at that time, I just told him our previous guesses, saying that this place might have been created by a mage as a Half Plane Maze-lock Barrier to resist and trap enemies. Of course, this barrier also had a certain trial function, after all, the tower spirit initially said the word 'trial'." Bartlett peeled an orange and put the whole thing in his mouth.
"But then the man just grinned, as if he didn't care for my answer." He finished and looked out of the window.
Another dazzling lightning bolt illuminated the dark sky, and four heartbeats later, roaring thunder followed. The rain began to hit the windows in scattered drops, making a crisp 'pitter-patter' sound.
