The soldiers and commanders stood motionless, their eyes wide with disbelief as they stared at the skeletal face suspended above them.
What had once been a terrifying, moving figure was now frozen solid, like a heavy statue hanging silently over the chamber like a watchful guardian.
Their eyes slowly moved across the chamber. The eerie silence was broken only by their quiet gasps.
Every person who had turned to stone since they arrived had now returned to flesh and blood. Only those who had already been statues before their arrival remained frozen.
'What had caused the skeletal face to turn itself into stone?' Confused questions floated in the air, growing louder as they searched for answers.
All eyes eventually turned toward the elder standing nearby, hoping his wisdom might explain the strange magic they had just witnessed.
'Had the elder done something to break the spell?' They wondered nervously.
Or was it all just an illusion again?
