Puzzles? In a Castle?

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Ashley starts coughing slightly and you look at her. Leon looks back over his shoulder, "You Ok?"

She nods and follows him up the ladder, you following afterwards. "Yeah I'll be fine..."

You don't quite believe her but you look around anyway, leaving her be. Following Leon through the storage room he finds a few goodies before you reach a room. A gate stands on one side with some depictions of animals, and gongs are affixed to the walls. Another gate blocking the way out stands locked and some knight depictions are on either side of the gate.

"Puzzles? In a Castle? For real?" You say walking over to a pull cord and making it ring. One of the depictions lights up on the door. You notice you pulled one with a eagle. "Oh."

Leon chuckles, "Guess we gotta ring the gongs." Ashley is studying the knights while you and Leon find the other gongs and he shoots them making the big gate open. Walking into the now opened side of the room Leon pulls out the sword from the middle statue.

"Good job King Arthur, what'll you do with that?" You joke as you roll your eyes.

Leon chuckles, "Idk I just wanted to know if I could. I guess I'm now king of the castle." You chuckle at his stupid joke.

Ashley calls out, "Hey I think it goes over here!" She waves you two over and you walk to the depictions and see a space for the sword.

You take out one of the swords from the wall, "This looks rusted." Ashley beckons you over.

"I think it's last then." She points to the open slot on the last depiction gently taking out the prestine gold sword. Leon's already put the one he pulled and switched it for a plain sword.

"Gold would probably be when he's knighted." You say, as you and Ashley lift the heavy gold sword into the slot.

Leon nods and walks to put the iron one in the first slot, "there." You glare at him. "What?" He says as the door opens.

"It's not fair you could heft that so easily." Leon chuckles at that before walking over and patting your head, "You'll get there young apprentice." You and Ashley laugh as you follow Leon out of the room. You guys walk through the corridor and soon come out a door back into the top level of the room you met Ramon in.

"Hang on, this is the same room, we just circled around." Ashley groans leaning against the barrier. You sigh and Leon shrugs, "Well, let's look around then."

You walk over to the gate barring your way from getting to the other side of the second floor and look up at the gong, it depicts the sea monster looking symbol like on the door so you pull it. Leon looks at the one on the same side but it's not a snake. "It must be on the other side." You say out loud getting slightly discouraged.

Ashley frowns and then gasps as Leon JUMPS ACROSS THE CHANDELIER. Gasping you hear a gong ring and then the gate opens running through you meet Leon in the middle.

"Leon are you kidding me?" Ashley says with a laugh, "Jumping across chandeliers, seriously, who does that?!" She laughs.

Leon smiles and snarks back, "What are you my mother?" You chuckle and shake your head.

Leon looks at the door then back at the room, you roll your eyes, "Go loot you raccoon." Leon smiles but you see a sadness when you say Raccoon. Interesting.

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