The Last Riddle    

Elena took a deep breath and uttered as she gazed into the horizon. "Still . . . this place really is depressing. There's not even the warmth of the sun. You'll easily lose your mind in here."

"It's because that's how it was intended. To lose your mind . . ." Ren paused when something clicked in his head.

Wait . . . Ren repeated the riddle. 'I am broken without fault and may fall but not break. What am I?'

"What?" Elena asked when Ren went silent. "What is it?"

"I think . . . I might know the answer," he told her.

Elena's face brightened. "Really?"

Instead of replying, Ren went back to the White Queen.

"Do you know the riddle?" asked the White Queen, face unperturbed.

Ren nodded and said, "The answer is Day and Night."

". . ." There was a ripple breaking the White Queen's stony face, and the corners of her lips rose a little. ". . . Correct."

"Whoa." Elena was amazed. "How did you know that?"