22. New Plan

urning towards the door, William left the overcrowded room and found himself once more in the dark fog of the valley. Walking a few steps forward, the fog seemed to lessen, becoming a little bit clearer than it had been. A few steps more and he could see Nathaniel and Horace up on the hill still waiting for him.
Was that it? Was that the worst that the Valley of Nightmares had to throw at him? And if it was, then why was he still here?
"Hey, William," Nathaniel called to him as he approached, "Glad to see you made it. Did it work?"
"Obviously not," he said with more venom than he meant to, "or else I would be back home now."
"Oh, right."
"If you're trying to leave, you could always go and see the wizard," Horace offered.
"What wizard?" William asked, somewhat shocked.
"The wizard in the tower in the labyrinth," Horace said as if everybody should know.
"I dunno," Nathaniel said, "they say that it's impossible to get to."
"Do you now anyone who's tried?" the horse asked.
"Well, no."
"Then hoe do you know for sure?"
"I guess I don't," Nathaniel admitted. "What do you say, William? Wanna give it a try?"
"Uh, sure."