CHAPTER 65: JAMESON

Following the inscription on the lock, Jameson and Avery return to the room where Rohan first explained the Game. Jameson reasons that, because the first key involved both Rohan’s spoken clue and a physical clue in the room, the remaining keys likely follow the same pattern.

Jameson focuses on Rohan’s phrase, “Leave no stone unturned,” and he and Avery begin checking the stone walls. When the reachable stones yield nothing, Jameson lifts Avery so she can search higher. Jameson then tries to climb near the window, falls, and notices the stone fireplace.

The fireplace itself contains no hidden mechanism, but Jameson turns to the adjacent firewood storage. While throwing logs aside to inspect the stones behind them, Jameson finds letters carved into logs. Avery helps gather the marked logs, and together they identify thirteen letters.

Jameson and Avery first rearrange the letters into possible words, but Jameson remembers Tobias Hawthorne’s lesson that the first answer is not always the best. Starting again, Jameson forms a clearer message: WATCH YOURSELF.

Jameson interprets the phrase as more than a warning, considering whether it points toward a mirror, camera, or some other clue tied to the Game. Because Jameson cannot yet connect it to a specific key or puzzle, he decides that he and Avery must keep searching the entire room until they have every clue. Avery agrees: they need both remaining keys, not just one.