The silence in the room grew heavy, broken only by the soft creaking of the wood as she kept her eyes fixed on Ethan.
"He did exactly what I studied for years: he stayed on the edges, never daring to enter more than necessary. He knew the rumors, but one day he went inside and was transported to this place" said she.
Ethan frowned, processing the image of that cautious man breaking his own rule out of pure necessity.
"He arrived here badly wounded, Ethan. I know that inside this place there are no natural dangers that could cause such damage, so I am certain he was ambushed outside and had to enter the unknown just to save his life" said she.
"So it wasn't a choice, it was a desperate escape" said Ethan.
