You make your way up to the well, captivated by the lights swirling within its depths and the beautiful greenery overhanging the edges of the stone. As you lean over to peer at the surface, a sort of wooziness overtakes you. That's strange... it's not been that long since you've last eaten, has it?
SPLASH
You're in the well before you realize you've fallen. The shock of the water rouses you immediately and you splutter and grasp at the stone above your head, meaning to hoist yourself back to the surface. But the well is pulling you down, and you manage to take a breath just in time to hold it before the water closes over your head.
You burst back into fresh air within moments, thankfully, riding a rushing current as you fall. As you gasp for air, you catch a glimpse of a wide cavern and can only wrestle with your swirling, bewildered thoughts for a heartbeat before yet again, you plunge through the surface of the water below. Fortunately, this water is much calmer - though strangely salty- and its not long before you drag yourself up onto a patch of steady stone.
You're still coughing and wringing water from yourself by the time you start to truly take in your surroundings. You hear voices somewhere in the distant parts of the cave and wonder who could be nearby. There's a channel of water - seawater, you realize - cutting through the center of the cavern. As your eyes follow it, you find the horizon and the outline of a great ship anchored in the bay. A sense of alarm washes over you. The sky is painted with a beautiful sunrise. But it was late afternoon when you started on the path home, wasn't it?
Either you've been gone much longer than you thought... or you've fallen into another world.
Abruptly, the voices you were hearing get louder, and you feel a jolt of panic. This is starting to look more and more like a smuggling operation, as you take in the sight of sacks and crates strewn along the cave floors. Are those pirates? Ne'er-do-wells? You might not want that confrontation when you're not even sure where you are yet. Maybe you should look for a way out of here.
💚 Make a run for it and hop into a canoe.
🧡 You're not sure if you can make it; find a place to hide among the stolen goods instead.
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