The Worst Fear

The tower was lit up on the inside by a blue light. As for the origin of that blue light, it came from chunks of iridescent crystals literally just embedded into the ceiling. There seemed to be some other mechanism that made them glow, but that wasn't something I was aware of.

Still, the light they gave off wasn't all that strong, which made the place seem more ominous than it actually was.

As for the old man, he had begun walking off in a direction to guide us.

"Most people after first completing the test wish to go to the teachings, or to go into the library to try to search for new types of spells for them to learn. However, the truth of the matter is that research matters far more than anything else. It is where only the most distinguished and intelligent deserve to be at."