As the carriage followed Hekab up, a massive castle came into view. It was made up of several tiers. The first tier was a dodecagon with a tower at each vertex; each side alone appeared to be a kilometer long, and the tier seemed to be tens of meters high. Above it were shorter tiers, and the same pattern was repeated six times. The final tier took the shape of a triangular pyramid, with each face decorated with geometric patterns that resembled lightning or tree branches.0

Ramin thought that something was odd.0

"While the tower is gargantuan, doesn't it seem a bit strange? The castle appears much larger than the diameter of the tower."1

"That's actually true," Bion replied.0

Ramin waited for further explanation, but Bion didn’t say anything as Hekab continued to approach the castle.0

The tower was circled by a garden with individuals of various species walking around, playing ball on a green field or sitting under a small pavilion and playing a game of Go.0

"It doesn't look much different from the area below.”0

"Of course.”0

"It might sound a bit rude, but it doesn't seem that special either."0

"That's true."0

"Then why take the test?"0

Bion answered,...0