Thanatos Was Right

As soon as James said those words, Ariel nodded her head without question and looked around. James instantly spread his meaning around and began a search for any trace of it.

He couldn't find anything.

However, there were no words or messages from anyone saying they could help. That meant James had to be careful.

Ariel quickly made her way to the room's door and tried to pull and push it open, at least to try. It would be wrong to say that nothing had happened, for when she tried to pull the door open, the clock ticking rang in the pair's ears.

Until then there had been no sound in the room.

When James gestured for Ariel to stop, Ariel waited, and when James had explained his meaning in more detail, he commanded Ariel to continue.

When Ariel tried to force the door and pull it open, the sound was heard again:

"TIK!!!"