C231 Passed the Test
I surveyed the line of creatures clutching hoes and shovels before me. Despite their confrontational stance, their eyes betrayed a singular emotion—fear.
After a 30-second pause, I finally broke the silence. "Can you speak?" I asked, my hands motioning to reinforce my words.
One of the creatures stepped forward, its voice quivering with age—or perhaps that was just their way
