The princess believes that the symbols on the walls contain a clue to unlock the door.

The princess examines the symbols carefully and thinks for a moment, then says, "I think these symbols show a clue to open the door. Something that is needed to open the door."

"Key," answers the warrior.

The princess wipes the dust off the wall with her hand and continues to talk.

"There is a language here that I can read. This is a riddle."

The warrior asks, "What does it say?"

"It says fear and courage take the place of betrayal and sacrifice, if you want everything, you must show yourself. The answer to the riddle will show you the key."

The princess and the warrior start to think about the riddle that awaits to be solved to unlock the door in the middle of the labyrinth. The princess looks for the solution by examining the symbols, while the warrior wanders around looking for another clue that might lead them to a key.

The warrior looks around carefully, looking for a key that might be a clue in the solution of the riddle. The silence in the labyrinth makes their search more intense. The princess continues to wait, busy with the symbols on the wall.

The warrior follows the traces of the creatures in the dark corners of the labyrinth, when he notices something shining. He lightens his steps and his eyes turn to the bright key hanging from the neck of a creature.

But this creature is bigger and more threatening than the others. Even though it is chained, it has an aggressive posture and poses a danger that should not be approached.

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The princess quietly approaches the warrior's side and sees the huge monster. She almost can't stop herself from screaming at the sight. But the warrior covers the princess's mouth with his hand and nods slightly, telling her to calm down.

The creature looks like a sleeping giant, but the silence around makes them feel that it could wake up at any moment. The warrior tells the princess that the creature is dangerous and they should not approach it.

The princess's eyes wander over the creature, trembling, while the warrior speaks with a thoughtful expression: "I'll get the key, wait quietly."

The warrior lightens his steps, carefully controlling every movement as he approaches the key. He examines the creature's breathing, trying to understand if there is any sign of danger.

When he gets right next to the bright key, he pauses for a long moment, watching for any negative reaction. Then he slowly reaches out and carefully steals the key. The sound of the chains turns into a faint creak in the silence.

Every sound he makes carefully while taking the key speeds up the warrior's heart. His eyes expect the creature to wake up at any moment, while he retreats like a successful thief.

The warrior thinks it was easy but then see the general and more than a dozen soldiers stood in front of him.

The soldiers took the princess from behind the bushes and bring her to the general's side. The general, without thinking, puts his sword on the princess's neck and asks for what the warrior took from the creature.

"Give me the key, warrior, and no one will die."

The soldiers who were deceived by the general also remain silent in this situation, and continue to stay under the general's command without breaking themselves. The warrior does not want to give the key, but he throws the key to the general, not wanting the princess to die.

"I hope you don't mind, darling, nothing personal." he says and then throws the princess forward, towards where the warrior is.

The princess turns her head to the general and speaks to him with a harsh tone, "You are a scum, you disgraced our people."

"At least I won't be food for the creature. You warned it."

The general leaves the area after his words, while the soldiers shoot a few arrows at the sleeping creature without thinking.

The creature, which has countless teeth and four big red eyes, two on each side, wakes up with a sudden rage after receiving the arrow blows. Its huge body trembles, and its eyes shine with the angry roars coming from the depths of the labyrinth.