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Max let out a relieved sigh as they were teleported back into the clearing; he didn't think he had it in him to keep going with that stupid puzzle. Not that sitting down and waiting for time to run out was preferrable. The weird voice spelling out their next instructions was a bit creepy, but Max did his best to focus on listening rather than internally insulting it. He doubted the voice would repeat itself if he asked.

[color=8585ad]"[i]Tiltoure,[/i]"[/color] He muttered, trying to get a look at whatever the voice was telling them to take. He jumped a bit as he saw himself staring back at him. [color=8585ad]"What the fuck. At least they got my face right. You look like more of a tool than usual, though."[/color] The mage really didn't want to think about why his clone looked like he was ready for a fight. It was just an illusion, after all. Hell, this whole forest might be one. Was that even possible?

Whatever, he needed to focus on the test. 'Quickest path' definitely sounded appealing, and 'more fun' definitely didn't, so taking one statue and leaving was probably prudent. Then again, Eris was liable to nag him about his grade if they just ditched the extra credit without even discussing it.

[color=8585ad]"Are we following these losers? Because I'm frankly fine with just the passing grade if it means avoiding another stupid illusion,"[/color] Max questioned in a longsuffering monotone as he made his way forward to pick up one of the statuettes. Was there a difference? Didn't look like it. But why would there be multiples? The mage huffed and closed his eyes, grabbing one at random.

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