"Help you? You know... the two of us don't exactly like liars very much," Evangeline replied with a frown. "But let's get back to the real question now. What's the reason you weren't able to reach the temple even after all this time?"
Jane stared at her for a few moments before letting out an exhausted sigh.
"You see... every time we arrive at the temple, we're thrown back out. It's almost as if there's a key we're missing... I just could never find it, you know?" Jane said plainly. "But maybe with you two... I'd be able to do it?"
"What do you mean by 'thrown out'?" Neraxis asked. "Were you teleported out, or could you just not enter the temple because of some barrier?"
Of course, he was a bit puzzled that he didn't catch onto her lie earlier. But that was likely because his truth-detecting eyes only worked every now and again.
But this is a bit dangerous...
