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I drummed my hands on the stone wall, but it didn’t budge. There were no hidden levers or switches, no concealed buttons or doors. It was just a massive wall which had no intention of moving.
Confused, I scratched the back of my neck. “I don’t understand. That wasn’t here last time.”
“Are you sure?” Astrid sneered.
“Yeah. Damn sure.”
“Great. So we’re trapped in an underground maze,” Sim remarked, thudding his scythe on the ground. “What could possibly go wrong.”
“Just let me think.” I closed my eyes, trying to recall the route I walked with Brynhild. I thought we just went straight ahead, but we must’ve taken a turn somewhere that I missed.
“Why is there even a maze of tunnels under the school?” Astrid growled.
“I don’t know. Should we try and retrace our steps again?” Ryoko sug
