The ledge ends beneath the chapel at a low stone threshold. Names cover its lintel, worn nearly smooth, while Mara’s light reveals a cramped chamber beyond.
Several artifacts rest beneath stained canvas covers: a narrow reliquary, a shallow bowl, and a bundle shaped like bound pages. At the far wall stands a door without hinges.
Mara stops behind Niel on the ledge, keeping the iron key close to her chest. The false figure is no longer visible behind them, swallowed by the passage’s bend.
The Copied Voice
Niel. Say the word, and I can leave.
The voice comes from directly behind him, using his own tired cadence. The covered artifacts rustle together, though no air moves through the chamber.
Mara Voss
Do not answer. It wants the word from you, not from me.
The hinge-less door remains sealed and featureless. Behind Niel, the copied voice takes one careful breath, waiting for a word the chamber seems prepared to recognize.
✓ Quest Accepted
Get past the sealed threshold