The day she enters the book, the System’s default following list contains only one name. She only arrived yesterday, yet an old ring engraved with her name has already been waiting for her for eleven years.
On a wall deep inside the passageway, a line of rust-red writing predates even the time she came through.
The System goes offline as she nears the surface.
What did those who arrived early leave behind, and should those who came late stop and wait?
