He chuckled as he walked to the small staircase. "It's actually quite ingenious, when you think about it," he said. "The creatures that could come into my house aren't able to touch water. The 'raiders' are the same kinds of creatures we saw during our encounter in hell just a few minutes ago. They raid my house when I'm not there for food and weapons to hunt and attack me with. That is why, most of the time, I leave the automatic trap on. I didn't think I would be returning here so, I didn't think I would need anything anymore. However, I will need it all, now. But I can make weapons, as I need them."<br/><br/>He smiled as she spoke about his powers. "It's not quite as confusing as you think. In fact, it's more like I have more than one mind, rather than having one mind and hearing the thoughts of everything around me. I do have the ability to section my own mind off from theirs, which seems to be a built in safeguard."<br/><br/>He sighed as he stepped up toward the first trap. It was, then, that he realized that it was actually active. "Hold on a second," he said. "The automatic trap is set." He bent down and flipped a small switch, listening carefully. After a couple of seconds a resounding 'click' sounded from the other side of the door. "That must mean one of the creatures figured out how to activate the trap."