บท 136: The ordeal of the Commanders II [The crypt - Part IX]

-- POV General --

"Turn off the torches !"

Ynir had just said this sentence with a proud look and a smile that no one had ever seen on her face before. None of the soldiers presents understood why she had just said such a thing and understanding their incomprehension, Ynir explained her theory.

"Fight what you fear. The answer rests at last beneath starry skies. Do these sentences mean nothing to you ? If we assume that only one fear is evoked here, it cannot be a classic one because we are all different. It is a common fear that is only possible in this room and given the situation, the only thing that undeniably frightens us here is..."

"Darkness !"

Everyone had exclaimed with one voice, beginning to understand little by little what the young woman was getting at. There were no other clues anyway and the Commander seemed to have had a glimmer of genius. As everything fell into place, the Ynir spoke up again to explain what was next.