Imogen scratches her head and starts to pace back and forth in front of the archway.

"Okay, let's put it all on the table. We've got some cryptic messages about deception. Maybe the door is the deception, and it's not the way forward. Maybe the simplicity of the room is the deception, trying to get someone to walk out and trigger the pit like Scathe did. I'm going to throw my hat in for option two. If I was designing a series of elaborate magic chambers to challenge my minions, I'd probably start with a "gotcha" moment to take the stupid and unlucky ones out of the running with the least effort.

She walks toward the pit and looks her comrades in the eyes, stretching her shoulders as she moves.

"Either way, I don't really want to stand here trying to figure out something that may not be a riddle in the first place, so unless anybody has something they want to try in the next minute or two, I say we go for the door."