"Be careful," Wilfred whispered, his voice carrying a barely noticeable tremor.

Karina leaned into his embrace and said softly, "Thank you. I was too careless."

They proceeded cautiously down the corridor and arrived at a room filled with ancient books and peculiar instruments.

Curious, Karina picked up a dusty old book. As soon as she opened it, the faint sound of gears turning echoed in the room. Slowly, a stone table emerged from the center of the floor, revealing a complex puzzle box resting on top.

Karina studied the puzzle box carefully, noticing that each piece was engraved with unique symbols and patterns. She tried fitting a few pieces together but couldn't make sense of it.

Meanwhile, Wilfred searched the room for other clues and discovered an ancient mural in one corner. The mural depicted several figures gathered around a similar-looking box, seemingly performing some kind of ritual.

and expressions of the figures in the mural and suddenly had an idea. "Try arranging the puzzle pieces in the same sequence

box began to react. When the final piece clicked into place, the box opened on its own, revealing a glowing

evident. "This must

faint smile

several cleverly designed puzzles along the way. Their teamwork became increasingly

a passageway lined with infrared beams, Wilfred gently wrapped an arm around Karina's waist, guiding her gracefully as they maneuvered through the dangerous lasers. Karina felt the warmth of his strong arm and was

turned it gently. With a

who had been waiting for them outside, smiled approvingly "Congratulations on successfully completing the escape

couple's bracelets, each adorned with delicate star-shaped designs that sparkled beautifully under the

accepted the bracelets, while Wilfred looked at her

handed him one of the bracelets. "Can you put it on for

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