I took a deep breath and asked the question.
"How do I get back?"
"... Well... I don't know, honestly."
The answer I received was anticlimactic, to put it mildly. I scowled and stood up.
"I'll try go drowning in the red sea."
"Are you serious... ?"
The elder sighed as he moved his wheelchair towards me.
"You can't really go back that way. Your mind will get destroyed and your body will die out."
"Then what should I do?"
I asked while looking at the old man as he slowly approached the door.
"Hm... I have an idea... Though I can't guarantee that you'll be able to go back that way."
"That's fine with me."
I replied without hesitation. Seeing that, the elder opened the door and beckoned me forward.
"Come, follow me."
I nodded and walked behind him. We got out of what it seemed to be an old cottage and started moving along an old path surrounded by trees on both sides.