Every Labyrinth Has a Shortcut

All nine of us did not vote. Instead, we sat at the side of the stairs and rested.

It was a long and harsh battle, considering we defeated a lion twice the size of all of us combined. The monstrous animal had the speed of a bullet, despite its gigantic size. One sliced from its paws could kill any of us, if we were not careful. But that mammal got outsmarted by us.

We stood victorious from our seats while huffing out exhales one after the other. As time passed by, I laid my body on the floor and took a snooze.

Most of us did the same as they leaned their backs on the wall and shut their eyes. Elanor volunteered to become a watchman. As he rested her shoulders on the panel with his arms crossed, the elf moved aside and continued to guard our area.

His eyes scanned the area, looking for something that might appear out of the ingress. As soon as he noticed nothing out of the ordinary, the Elven King attempted to fake his sleep.