Arielle’s POV
I couldn’t believe what I heard. Jonathan had finished the riddles flawlessly beating my expectations. The entire ground was silent, everyone remained mute. I opened my mouth to speak but I couldn’t form the word. Eventually, I forced myself to turn around, Ethan was staring into space, at nothing in particular. His eyes were wide and he knew everything we’d worked for, everything we’d planned had come crumbling down.
“You look like you’ve seen a ghost,” Loki began, forcing me to momentarily look away from Ethan. “No one has moved a muscle ever since Jonathan gave his reply to the last question. We deserve to know our fate and we demand an answer.”
My shoulders sagged in defeat. The Book of Impossible Tasks had failed me and most importantly, I had failed both Ethan and
