I'm what you left behind.

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

I... was originally looking for my head, and I found the door that lead to here. I probably won't find it in here, but I'm just running off of pure curiosity at the moment.

[The hand breaks off a chunk of ground and retreats, before two emerge, attempting to open the gap yet wider.]

Perchance. An orange question mark owns this land, they have stolen uncountable times more than they have gained fairly.

The knight stares back at the pit.

[With one final motion of its horns, the ground shatters enough to make room for it to emerge from its place in the ground. Its form is constantly shifting in ways that look simultaneously like it has changed slightly and stayed completely the same.]

Even without eyes... the knight stares at you. They seem... ghost-like.

[It slinks out of the pit and away from the tree. It doesn't have legs, rather being more akin to a snail or slug. It almost looks like it's melting. There are teal horns shaped almost like anchors, or ā̷͜ü̸̩t̵̨͂h̶̩͊o̴̺̓ř̶̬i̵̡͐t̸̮͆ÿ̴͉́ ̶͎͗p̴̫͋o̸̖̐i̵̠͂n̴͇͒t̶͘s protruding from its back.]

[It nods solemnly, before examining the lazer cannon.]

I won't ask you any more questions relating to them, if your comfortable with that. Sorry.

[It presses its face into the grate of the lazer, moving through it like viscous fluid as it looks around at the mechanisms. Its horns are pushed to the back of its head as it does this.]

Indubitably, though the use of more intense weaponry gives rise to its own questions.

You are definitely right about that. I haven't seen that type of weaponry that often... or at all, now that you mention it. I might just be remembering wrong...

Do not discount your observations so hastily. This is the mad one's domain, their items are improvised more often than not.

Hm...

[It continues skimming through the paper for a moment, reading enough for context, but nothing more. It didn't need more.]

Oh... oh dear...

[It glares at the knight, suspiciously.]

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

I... was originally looking for my head, and I found the door that lead to here. I probably won't find it in here, but I'm just running off of pure curiosity at the moment.

[The hand breaks off a chunk of ground and retreats, before two emerge, attempting to open the gap yet wider.]

Perchance. An orange question mark owns this land, they have stolen uncountable times more than they have gained fairly.

The knight stares back at the pit.

[With one final motion of its horns, the ground shatters enough to make room for it to emerge from its place in the ground. Its form is constantly shifting in ways that look simultaneously like it has changed slightly and stayed completely the same.]

Even without eyes... the knight stares at you. They seem... ghost-like.

[It slinks out of the pit and away from the tree. It doesn't have legs, rather being more akin to a snail or slug. It almost looks like it's melting. There are teal horns shaped almost like anchors, or ā̷͜ü̸̩t̵̨͂h̶̩͊o̴̺̓ř̶̬i̵̡͐t̸̮͆ÿ̴͉́ ̶͎͗p̴̫͋o̸̖̐i̵̠͂n̴͇͒t̶͘s protruding from its back.]

[It nods solemnly, before examining the lazer cannon.]

I won't ask you any more questions relating to them, if your comfortable with that. Sorry.

[It presses its face into the grate of the lazer, moving through it like viscous fluid as it looks around at the mechanisms. Its horns are pushed to the back of its head as it does this.]

Indubitably, though the use of more intense weaponry gives rise to its own questions.

You are definitely right about that. I haven't seen that type of weaponry that often... or at all, now that you mention it. I might just be remembering wrong...

Do not discount your observations so hastily. This is the mad one's domain, their items are improvised more often than not.

Hm...

[It continues skimming through the paper for a moment, reading enough for context, but nothing more. It didn't need more.]

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

I... was originally looking for my head, and I found the door that lead to here. I probably won't find it in here, but I'm just running off of pure curiosity at the moment.

[The hand breaks off a chunk of ground and retreats, before two emerge, attempting to open the gap yet wider.]

Perchance. An orange question mark owns this land, they have stolen uncountable times more than they have gained fairly.

The knight stares back at the pit.

[With one final motion of its horns, the ground shatters enough to make room for it to emerge from its place in the ground. Its form is constantly shifting in ways that look simultaneously like it has changed slightly and stayed completely the same.]

Even without eyes... the knight stares at you. They seem... ghost-like.

[It slinks out of the pit and away from the tree. It doesn't have legs, rather being more akin to a snail or slug. It almost looks like it's melting. There are teal horns shaped almost like anchors, or ā̷͜ü̸̩t̵̨͂h̶̩͊o̴̺̓ř̶̬i̵̡͐t̸̮͆ÿ̴͉́ ̶͎͗p̴̫͋o̸̖̐i̵̠͂n̴͇͒t̶͘s protruding from its back.]

[It nods solemnly, before examining the lazer cannon.]

I won't ask you any more questions relating to them, if your comfortable with that. Sorry.

[It presses its face into the grate of the lazer, moving through it like viscous fluid as it looks around at the mechanisms. Its horns are pushed to the back of its head as it does this.]

Indubitably, though the use of more intense weaponry gives rise to its own questions.

You are definitely right about that. I haven't seen that type of weaponry that often... or at all, now that you mention it. I might just be remembering wrong...

Do not discount your observations so hastily. This is the mad one's domain, their items are improvised more often than not.

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

I... was originally looking for my head, and I found the door that lead to here. I probably won't find it in here, but I'm just running off of pure curiosity at the moment.

[The hand breaks off a chunk of ground and retreats, before two emerge, attempting to open the gap yet wider.]

Perchance. An orange question mark owns this land, they have stolen uncountable times more than they have gained fairly.

The knight stares back at the pit.

[With one final motion of its horns, the ground shatters enough to make room for it to emerge from its place in the ground. Its form is constantly shifting in ways that look simultaneously like it has changed slightly and stayed completely the same.]

Even without eyes... the knight stares at you. They seem... ghost-like.

[It slinks out of the pit and away from the tree. It doesn't have legs, rather being more akin to a snail or slug. It almost looks like it's melting. There are teal horns shaped almost like anchors, or ā̷͜ü̸̩t̵̨͂h̶̩͊o̴̺̓ř̶̬i̵̡͐t̸̮͆ÿ̴͉́ ̶͎͗p̴̫͋o̸̖̐i̵̠͂n̴͇͒t̶͘s protruding from its back.]

[It nods solemnly, before examining the lazer cannon.]

I won't ask you any more questions relating to them, if your comfortable with that. Sorry.

[It presses its face into the grate of the lazer, moving through it like viscous fluid as it looks around at the mechanisms. Its horns are pushed to the back of its head as it does this.]

Indubitably, though the use of more intense weaponry gives rise to its own questions.

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

I... was originally looking for my head, and I found the door that lead to here. I probably won't find it in here, but I'm just running off of pure curiosity at the moment.

[The hand breaks off a chunk of ground and retreats, before two emerge, attempting to open the gap yet wider.]

Perchance. An orange question mark owns this land, they have stolen uncountable times more than they have gained fairly.

The knight stares back at the pit.

[With one final motion of its horns, the ground shatters enough to make room for it to emerge from its place in the ground. Its form is constantly shifting in ways that look simultaneously like it has changed slightly and stayed completely the same.]

Even without eyes... the knight stares at you. They seem... ghost-like.

[It slinks out of the pit and away from the tree. It doesn't have legs, rather being more akin to a snail or slug. It almost looks like it's melting. There are teal horns shaped almost like anchors, or ā̷͜ü̸̩t̵̨͂h̶̩͊o̴̺̓ř̶̬i̵̡͐t̸̮͆ÿ̴͉́ ̶͎͗p̴̫͋o̸̖̐i̵̠͂n̴͇͒t̶͘s protruding from its back.]

[It nods solemnly, before examining the lazer cannon.]

I won't ask you any more questions relating to them, if your comfortable with that. Sorry.

[It presses its face into the grate of the lazer, moving through it like viscous fluid as it looks around at the mechanisms. Its horns are pushed to the back of its head as it does this.]

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

I... was originally looking for my head, and I found the door that lead to here. I probably won't find it in here, but I'm just running off of pure curiosity at the moment.

[The hand breaks off a chunk of ground and retreats, before two emerge, attempting to open the gap yet wider.]

Perchance. An orange question mark owns this land, they have stolen uncountable times more than they have gained fairly.

The knight stares back at the pit.

[With one final motion of its horns, the ground shatters enough to make room for it to emerge from its place in the ground. Its form is constantly shifting in ways that look simultaneously like it has changed slightly and stayed completely the same.]

Even without eyes... the knight stares at you. They seem... ghost-like.

[It slinks out of the pit and away from the tree. It doesn't have legs, rather being more akin to a snail or slug. It almost looks like it's melting. There are teal horns shaped almost like anchors, or ā̷͜ü̸̩t̵̨͂h̶̩͊o̴̺̓ř̶̬i̵̡͐t̸̮͆ÿ̴͉́ ̶͎͗p̴̫͋o̸̖̐i̵̠͂n̴͇͒t̶͘s protruding from its back.]

[It nods solemnly, before examining the lazer cannon.]

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

I... was originally looking for my head, and I found the door that lead to here. I probably won't find it in here, but I'm just running off of pure curiosity at the moment.

[The hand breaks off a chunk of ground and retreats, before two emerge, attempting to open the gap yet wider.]

Perchance. An orange question mark owns this land, they have stolen uncountable times more than they have gained fairly.

The knight stares back at the pit.

[With one final motion of its horns, the ground shatters enough to make room for it to emerge from its place in the ground. Its form is constantly shifting in ways that look simultaneously like it has changed slightly and stayed completely the same.]

Even without eyes... the knight stares at you. They seem... ghost-like.

[It slinks out of the pit and away from the tree. It doesn't have legs, rather being more akin to a snail or slug. It almost looks like it's melting. There are teal horns shaped almost like anchors, or ā̷͜ü̸̩t̵̨͂h̶̩͊o̴̺̓ř̶̬i̵̡͐t̸̮͆ÿ̴͉́ ̶͎͗p̴̫͋o̸̖̐i̵̠͂n̴͇͒t̶͘s protruding from its back.]

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

I... was originally looking for my head, and I found the door that lead to here. I probably won't find it in here, but I'm just running off of pure curiosity at the moment.

[The hand breaks off a chunk of ground and retreats, before two emerge, attempting to open the gap yet wider.]

Perchance. An orange question mark owns this land, they have stolen uncountable times more than they have gained fairly.

The knight stares back at the pit.

[With one final motion of its horns, the ground shatters enough to make room for it to emerge from its place in the ground. Its form is constantly shifting in ways that look simultaneously like it has changed slightly and stayed completely the same.]

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

I... was originally looking for my head, and I found the door that lead to here. I probably won't find it in here, but I'm just running off of pure curiosity at the moment.

[The hand breaks off a chunk of ground and retreats, before two emerge, attempting to open the gap yet wider.]

Perchance. An orange question mark owns this land, they have stolen uncountable times more than they have gained fairly.

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

I... was originally looking for my head, and I found the door that lead to here. I probably won't find it in here, but I'm just running off of pure curiosity at the moment.

[The hand breaks off a chunk of ground and retreats, before two emerge, attempting to open the gap yet wider.]

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

...What?

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

The knight takes off their helmet, their flame head glowing. It's... some light. With the faint illumination of whatever is underneath the soil, maybe it can take a closer look. But... if they startle whatever is down there by using light... they don't know if something bad may happen. Especially if they put themselves head first into the cracking ground.

[It almost seems... shiny? Like a pitch-black fluid, interspersed with curved spikes of teal.]

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]

[With another THUMP, the loosened shard pops out of the ground and a foot or so into the air, landing sideways next to where it was.]

A knight stumbles across the Door, and wanders in. They are tempted to look for their head here... but they just want to explore whatever is inside out of pure curiosity.

Curiosity leads the knight to follow whatever is making that loud THUMP. They know their head probably wouldn't be here... but they're too interested in everything else to focus on that.

[Not too far away from the tree, there is a section of the glass-like ground that is cracked. The air here is cold.]