Her hands tingled with the vibration of elemental energy flowing beneath the stone, subtle yet clear. She let it seep into her awareness, tracing its currents like a map hidden beneath the labyrinth's layers. Slowly, clarity emerged. The second tunnel, while warm and inviting, carried echoes of past comfort, distracting from the true purpose. The first seemed like a lure of false safety, neutral but misleading. Only the third carried the pulse of Spirit, steady and insistent, calling her forward despite the darkness.
"I think… the third," she whispered, opening her eyes. The darkness stretched ahead like a void, but her heart told her it was the correct path. "It feels… real. Not easy, not safe, but true."
Serelyth nodded, offering his hand. "Then we walk together. Fear may rise, little flame, but courage is measured not by absence of fear, but by persistence despite it."
