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You rub your shoulder, wincing a bit. Hard to say what that was about, but it definitely wasn't an illusion any more than it was a puzzle. Not the ideal way to get the measure of your own strength, either, for that matter. Feeling alone, you decide to take the opportunity to rest before continuing on. It's considered rude to eat inside the <span class="mu-s">Temple</span>, according to custom, but you also know that you're hardly the first - some members of your tribe have reportedly spent multiple days inside these halls, lost or waylaid by traps and illusions. None have spoken about the details of those experiences to the uninitiated, of course, but you've gathered that the grounds become particularly dangerous at night.
Recalling this, you consider that it has been the better part of two hours since first entering the catacombs, and so you have another four or so until the sun will set. Of course, it also occurs to you that both the catacombs and the <span class="mu-s">Temple</span> have already proven unusually perilous.
You have a seat on top of the treasure chest, leaning back against the base of the statue. You have a long drink of water from your gourd, and you withdraw your remaining side of salted pork. For just around twenty minutes you sit, and eat, and wonder about all that you've seen thus far - surely well beyond anything the Elders would imagine you finding in a thousand years, even...
<span class="mu-s">The food restores some of your energy, and you feel better for having rested. By remaining fed, rested, and hydrated, you avoid incurring cumulative penalties to your actions.</span>
You're having another sip of water when another tremor reverberates through the chamber. This one is more severe than the last, and you spill some of your drink onto your chin and chest before you can steady yourself. As it passes, you feel the temperature drop, and the silence of the hallway beyond seems to crystallize into a quiet that feels unnatural to your ears. Something's... Wrong.
You rise to your feet, and step in the direction of the exit.
<span class="mu-s">Which way will you go?</span>
>The exit on the right, which you entered from
>The exit on the left, where you have not yet been
