"If you continue on down this path, you will find a treasure
trove in ruins. Stone is the gate and the earth upon which it was
built. Enter if you dare and find the answers you so seek there."
Sightly baffled, you blink and scrunch your face in confusion. When
you look again, the old man is gone, but there is a crumpled piece of
paper where he stood.
What do you do next?
lower the sword and listen to him speak.