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The Quiet She Left Behind
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⚠️SPOILER ALERT⚠️
Do not read if you have not visited the world yet.
1. As you may have discovered, this is a story-driven puzzle world. The storyline unfolds as you open the maid’s diary in her bedroom, and you will discover the stories once took place in this mansion.
2. The "Creator" room at the end is not meant to be unlocked. You can only enter when I’m in the instance. It contains bits from my real life bedroom and will break your immersion. Do not treat it as part of the experience.
3. The mansion is located in a flood zone, hence the metal doors and the flood tunnels at its base.
4. You can find a key on Page’s remains. A key Page kept until his last, what could it unlock?
5. In the maid’s diary she wrote: "We kept its entrance hidden beneath the library floor." By library she meant the Grand Archive (underground).
6. The robot organizing shelves in the Grand Archive is not Page, well, not the original Page. Page knew he wouldn’t live to see his mistress return, so he created another to carry on the wait. That was his wish.
7. Page II has two duties. (1) To carry on the waiting. (2) To organize and repair the mansion, so it would look decent if the mistress ever came back.
8. Page never aged when his mistress was with him, yet in the end, he weathered greatly. Why do you think that is?
9. The flowers blooming all over Page’s remains are forget-me-nots.
10. A white bird flew away into the light and became light in the end. Who do you think it was?
Puzzle Walkthrough:
1. Open the maid’s diary in her bedroom.
2. Collet all 10 pages.
3. Place the diary on the pedestal in the Library Archive (surface) room.
4. Turn to the last page, the white symbols in the emblem hint the order you put the letters in.
5. Type "PAGE" in that order. You only need to read one letter on each ring, since they follow alphabetical order.
6. Enter the path that opens, reaching the Grand Archive (underground).
7. When Page II arrives near the door, grab his arm. Dismount when he reaches the ground.
8. Find the entrance to the cave.
9. Reach the ending.
Easter Egg: Grab the key found on Page’s remain and respawn. (I’m adding auto hold for desktop users in the following update.)
Here is the complete maid’s diary:
(1)
The mistress spent hours sketching her vision—this mansion, built among rivers, where its waterwheel turned day and night. She chose this place because of the cave below. Said the sunlight in the far chamber made her feel young. I didn’t understand, but she smiled like a child there. We kept its entrance hidden beneath the library floor.
(2)
She created him—a caretaker, a companion, a friend. Not human, but she spoke to him like family. The robot learned fast. Cleaned, cooked, catalogued. Followed her like a loyal dog. I was unsure, but she said he had a soul, in his own way. I started to believe her.
(3)
We called him Page, as in a page of a book. Fitting, since he lived in the library. I once asked if he slept. He said, “I dream of silence and light.” Strange little thing. But polite, always helpful. Never idle. Never aging. I think he loved her.
(4)
The cave was their sanctuary. She took him there often. They’d sit in the sunlit chamber for hours, speaking in voices too low to hear. Sometimes she’d hum while he watched. I didn’t belong there, but I peeked once. They looked peaceful. Mankind and not, but somehow… the same.
(5)
The rain wouldn’t stop. For days the skies howled. Water crept uphill. We moved the books to higher shelves. The mistress locked herself in the cave chamber one evening. Page waited outside, unmoving. When she finally returned, she looked… changed. Quiet. Pale. She hugged him without a word.
(6)
That night, the flood hit. We ran. I don’t know who made it. I barely did. Water poured through halls, glass shattered, floors buckled. I saw Page carrying books up the stairs, over and over, as the water rose. He wasn’t saving himself—just her work.
(7)
When the storm passed, the mansion was hushed and broken. No sign of the mistress. Just mud, silence, and ruin. I fled. I was young and scared. I left without saying goodbye to Page. I didn’t think he’d care. Now, years later, I wonder if he waited for me too.
(8)
I returned once, after many seasons. The mansion stood, barely. The library still had light. And there he was—organizing shelves in silence. He looked like Page, but spoke differently. “I keep her memory,” he said. “That was his wish.” His? I didn’t ask more. But someone had taught him how to wait.
(9)
I remembered the way to the cave—the hidden trail beneath the old stones. My heart pounded with every step. At the entrance, golden light spilled across the floor, just as I remembered. I thought I saw a shadow move inside. It could’ve been Page. I told myself it was.
(10)
I didn’t go closer. I didn’t need to. Somehow, I know he’s still there—sitting in the light, just like before, watching the entrance. Maybe she’ll return to him one day, and it’ll be like no time has passed. Some places hold moments forever. That cave always felt like one of them.
Credit: Photography by @Neomance
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