Swamp Dragon's words unsettled the Overseer. She hadn't known about the shadow's existence before it had appeared. Yet, not only had Swamp Dragon known about the Gate of Death and the shadow, but he had also known that the shadow had convinced her to stop.
It was difficult for the Overseer to admit that it had been the shadow that had convinced her not to go in. She believed that she had control over her own actions. After all, the shadow had not directly stopped her. It had just talked to her.
Sadly, as hard as it was to admit, she couldn't ignore the facts any longer. If the shadow hadn't appeared, she would have immediately charged into the Gate of Death. There was no doubt about it. Back then, she hadn't even been thinking. She had just been moving.
