Aldrian felt puzzled by what the figure said. He looked behind him, wondering if the figure was talking to someone else, but all he saw was darkness. The only visible area was the ground they were standing on. He turned back around and was stunned to see a completely different scenery.
Now, he stood in the middle of a green garden, and in the center was a pyramid-shaped platform with a flat top. On the side of the platform was a large symbol that he recognized — the same symbol he had seen in some of his visions and on the golden box he had touched in the treasure vault. Atop the platform floated a sword.
