"Go on, push!"
Alice's nose bumped into the back of Stella's head, and she spoke irritably.
"An eye."
"What?" Stella didn't understand.
Lewis's lips trembled as he said, "There's an eye on the door."
Alice stopped complaining, and they peered out from behind Lewis.
An eye was carved into the wooden door.
Alice said impatiently, "A carving scared you that badly?"
No sooner had she spoken than the eye moved. That eye, which was clearly just a picture, was staring at her.
Alice was speechless.
Stella saw it too and asked in surprise, "What is that thing?"
"It's staring at me." Lewis could barely stay on his feet. "It's not going to eat me, is it?"
"How could a door eat someone?" Stella stepped up bravely. "Let me."
With the strange eye ahead and Daredevil behind them, they had no choice now.
Stella switched places with Lewis.
For some reason, she felt the eye's gaze settle on her.
At the same time, she felt a slight warmth at her collar.
She hurriedly reached up to feel it, and the Badge began to shine.
The night-sky pattern had changed into twinkling stars.
"What's this?" Footsteps sounded again.
Stella had no time to think and pushed.
The wooden door opened, revealing a place they had never seen before.
The three hurried inside and shut the door.
The footsteps vanished.
All three breathed another sigh of relief.
Stella was leaning against the door when someone tugged at her sleeve.
She looked over and saw Alice staring blankly.
Lewis wore the same expression.
Puzzled, she turned to look.
A sky full of stars gathered beneath the dome, while ever-shifting clouds drifted together and apart.
In the magnificent room stood a round table with ten seats.
Mysterious Golden Runes floated about like sprites.
Alice reached