Chapter 158 The Hut
As Aleshia and Kailey approached the rundown building, Kailey noticed that the door hinge, which had dropped during her first visit, had been reattached to the worn door.
Aleshia approached the hut's door and, with some difficulty, swung it open, revealing the interior. The room was dusty and separated by a hallway that led to a side room. Aleshia ventured further inside, trying to reach the side room, but she couldn't go any farther because it was too dark to see. "Kailey, do you have anything to light up the room?" she asked.
Upon hearing Aleshia's request, Kailey rummaged through her belongings, looking for anything that could emit light, but she found nothing. Then, she remembered the orb of light she had summoned during her first visit. Inspired, Kailey decided to try something they hadn't done in this space. She began chanting a spell to conjure an orb of light. To Kailey's delight, she summoned a glowing orb in her hand. She lightly tossed it into the air, guiding it toward Aleshia. "We can use magic here! Look at this!" she exclaimed.
Aleshia watched the orb float to her from the hut, surprised that she hadn't thought of using magic. As she began to try to produce a spell, she remembered she was in a small room. She stepped outside the building and attempted to cast a spell there. Aleshia successfully created a ball of water, which she drank before summoning a weak bolt of lightning. Just as she was about to draw a magic circle, she realized there was no flat surface nearby.
While searching for a flat surface to test her theory, Aleshia was interrupted by Kailey's impatient voice. "Now that we've tested our magic, can we explore the hut?"
"Right, I got a bit distracted," Aleshia apologized as she walked to Kailey. She entered the room again, and the light revealed what was inside. As her eyes adjusted, Aleshia tried to make sense of the scene. When she finally recognized what it was, she recoiled in shock.
"Kailey, did you know this was here?" Aleshia asked, visibly disturbed.
Shyly, Kailey admitted, "Yeah, I did. Sorry for not telling you, though your reaction was funny."
With an unspoken agreement, they agreed to search different areas. Aleshia ignored the humanoid golems and searched the room for tools and other items. At the same time, Kailey examined the golems, trying to find anything she could pick apart.