The stone has teeth

THE BELL BELOW / I / THE DROWNED ROAD

        / /   /           \  \
    ___/ /___/   /  \      \__\___
  _/    /   /___/    \___    \    \_
 /   __/   /    .        \    \_    \
/___/_____/_______________\_____\____\
|    /   /                 \   \    |
|   /   /     .-------.     \   \   |
|  /   /     /  _   _  \     \   \  |
| /   /     |  (_) (_)  |     \   \ |
|/   /      |     ^    |      \   \|
|   /        \  _____  /       \   |
|  /       ___\/ | | \/___      \  |
| /       |    | | | |    |      \ |
|/        |    |     |    |       \|
|_________|____|__*__|____|_________|
    .    /     .     .    \    .
        /  .      .       \
.-------------------------------------------.
| CINDER WITCH                RANK 1        |
| BLOOD [###..    ] 3/5    MIGHT 1          |
| FLAME [***. ]     3/4    BURN  4          |
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The mouth closes around your hand. When you pull free, two drops of blood stand on the stone like red eyes.

The inscription has not changed. Read what it rules out, then what remains. The dead sing. The sleepers dream. The last word is followed by neither.

Choose your way

Read the inscription again

Abandon the riddle / return to the hound

What you carry

No keys yet. A lantern, a weapon, and a road into the dark.

Mercies kept: 0 of 3. Weapon: hazel wand.

 @ I    --- . II   --- . III  --- . IV   
 road       abbey      choir      bell
 + travelled    @ here    . beyond

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