"YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAAAY!" A booming voice called out. I squeaked, pressing myself against the wall and looking around. What the HELL said that?

"TUUURN BACK BEFORE IT'S TOOOO LAAAATE." Another booming voice spoke. I looked around frantically. Were these walls talking to me? These walls with FACES?

"Wh-what? But the other way is to where that thing is, and he's going to take me back to the beginning!" I yelled at the wall. Wow. I'm talking to walls.

"YESSSSS, BUT THE PATH YOU ARE TAKING WILL LEAD YOU TO CERTAIN DEAAAATH!" Another stone face replied. I looked down the alleyway. It was dark and dingy. Could I be going the wrong way? Wait... How would these stones know? They're stuck in one place... And if someone told them which way leads to what-they could've been lying...

"...How do you know?" I asked.

"WEEEE JUUUUST KNOOOOOW," it replied.

"Oh..." I said. I would take my chances. These walls don't seem...trustworthy...? That and they're freaking creepy... You should never take advice from creepy wall...things..?

I continued down the direction I'd been heading anyways. What had I to lose? Troggle or whatever his name is was back the other way, so this way seemed to be the way to go anyways. As I began to meander in different directions, I couldn't help but wonder if any of these underground passages would or could somehow lead to the castle...

My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the troll-things voice. I paused looking back. It was too hard to tell how close he is because of the echoes, so I instead decided to bolt. A few corners later, I came across a really long tunnel-like thing. Not far to my right, an old, blindfolded, buzzard-like creature sat on the small ledge, holding a little cup. He was wearing ripped, old, dirty-looking clothes and a really large hat.

I hesitated for a moment, looking the other way as I tried to catch my breath. Should I just keep going? It might know the way to the castle-or at least some way out. Ugh, I hate decisions! I never seem to make the right ones!

Seeing as I must have bought myself at least a bit of time, I decided to try and ask the blind buzzard. What harm could it possibly bring? I moved closer, and crouched down more or less to its level.

"Oh...?" it muttered, having heard my not-so-quiet approach, "hello there..."

"Uhm, excuse me sir," I began, fumbling about my words. Somehow this didn't feel right... My mind was telling me to run... "Uhm... Do... Do you know the quickest way out of here? Sorry-I'm in a rush, and I, uh, I need to get out of here - please, can you help me?"

"There you's are!" I glanced over my shoulder as I heard Foggle's voice, though his expression became a rather concerned one when he saw the buzzard thing.

"O-oh, s-sorry there, heheh," he said nervously, keeping himself pressed against the wall as he shimmied closer to me, "Don't mean t'be a bother-just gon'ta take her an'-"

"Bother...? Bother...?" it said. I was slightly taken aback when the thing's voice suddenly changed, and looked back at it as it stood tall, the costume being pulled off in one fell swoop. "What is a bother is that YOU cannot even do your own job right!"

I'd fallen back from my position crouching and sat on the floor. Thaaaaaat was certainly unexpected. I stared up at him, but he seemed to have forgotten me as he shared an oh-so-friendly conversation with the troll. So of course, I decided to quietly...start...sneaking...away...

"Not... So... Fast." he said with a scolding tone. I jumped a little, making a squeak. "Where do you think you are going?"

"...Crazy...?" I barely managed to mutter, not moving to face him. He chuckled at my answer, and I kept tensed up, keeping my back to him.

"My dear, you really are quite the sly little fox..." He said with a smirk, as he took his turn to crouch down to my level. I turned my head just enough so that I could see him in my peripheral vision. "You have climbed over my Labyrinth's walls, you have used my signs as a means to peek over the walls, climbed out of a trapdoor before barely falling into it to start, you have run off from me on several occasions, not once thanking me for my assistance I might add, you have communicated with people from the Above, which is strictly forbidden, you fled from the creature meant to return you to the beginning, and finally, you boldly ask of assistance from a dweller of my Labyrinth..?"

I looked away in fear. This could not end well...

"This is completely unacceptable behaviour..." he paused, leaning closer, "Although I must admit, my dear... Iam rather impressed~"