The light from the lotus quickly dulled as each of the bits of snaking red slowly retreated. Before long, the bronze lotus had returned to what it had looked like before…a dull piece of metal.
Daphne quickly bolted through the gate, scared that it would close as the light from the lotus faded.
Immediately, as soon as she stepped through the gate, it was almost like there was a person watching her as the doors shut firmly behind her.
Her heart jumped at the heavy clang.
No, your husband is literally a creature that cannot die. You've come face to face across with a giant dog the size of a lion. A giant insect was lodged into your stomach, and its larvae might still be embedded into your flesh even at the given moment.
What do you have to be scared of a door opening and closing on its own?
As much as she despised the reality, she realized that she was becoming accustomed with the peculiarities of the Northern Kingdom.
What else do you think Daphne will find (hint: it's not just what has been discovered so far)?