Alessandro stood gazing at all the portraits. When he came across his mother’s, he stared at it intently. She looked exactly as he remembered, with her long chestnut hair braided to the side and her beautiful emerald green eyes exuding tranquility.
"Do you want to talk to Mom?" Max asked as he floated around him.
"Can I talk to her?"
"You can talk to any deceased guardian who has a portrait in this hallway."
"Really!"
"Yes, Mother wanted to be the one to explain everything to you, but I insisted on being the first to speak with you."
"The voice I heard in my head earlier...?"
"Yes, that was me. It didn’t seem like you wanted to open the door, so I encouraged you to do it."
"What you said was true, right? Here, I can find answers to all my questions?"
"Of course. This place serves
