This was her third major escape dungeon. The first, the Crimson Warrens , had taken her four hundred and twelve loops. The second, the Sunless Vaults , took nine hundred. The Eternal Maw , however, was different. It was alive. And it was learning from her too.
“Queen of loops, do you know why you cannot leave? Because you are not the first. The first Queen escaped. The second broke her mind and became a ghost. You are the third. And I have had centuries to perfect your cage.” Loop Queen-Escape Dungeon 3
The Core trembled.
The Core pulsed. “You want escape. We are at an impasse.” This was her third major escape dungeon
The Core pulsed slower. Then, for the first time, it asked a question instead of demanding one: “Promise?” The Eternal Maw , however, was different