<strong>Adèle, discussing with Esther in the safe room</strong><br/><br/>Adèle hugged Esther tighter.<br/><br/>"Tout doux, tout doux..." she said with a calm, warm voice. "Tout va bien. Calm down. Take this fleece. It's not mine. Bryce lent it to me. I guess he is not going to object if I give it to you." She wrapped the large vest over the naked girl's shoulders.<br/><br/>Then, to Esther's question she answered, "I don't know what he meant by that, but that's probably not important."<br/><br/><em>My hypothesis seems to be confirmed, </em>she said inwardly.<br/><br/>"You know, he did almost the same to me. He told me of five tests. But he also told that nobody survived or passed the third one. In my case, the third test consisted in being locked and bound with rats and snakes. I have them in horror. It looks like the third test is linked to our deepest fear. Somewhat like the room 101 in Orwell's 1984. I shiver at the idea of what tests 4 and 5 could be..."<br/><br/>Adèle remained silent for a moment, still holding Esther tightly against herself. She sorting out all the information she had gathered. Why did Esther's step-father never showed her any picture of her mother? Why did she not find any picture when she looked for them... Might it be that all pictures of her mother had been destroyed? Could it be possible that she was currently holding the only one existing yet? Could it be possible that this was this picture that was keeping the ghosts at bay?<br/><br/>"You know what? This Killer Giant, he seems quite afraid by this room, or rather by its former occupant. I'm wondering if he would not be kept away by this photo. I have the feeling that it depicts her wife, the... uuuh... the angel we just saw. Maybe it could protect us as we go look for that exit?"