After getting close to the gate, there was a deep, but raspy voice.
"Stop!"
I decided to listen and looked up, where the voice was coming from. However, there was nobody there. Though if I had to guess, I doubted the person in question was invisible because there was a convenient cover on the top of the wall.
I rubbed my chin with my thumb and forefinger.
"Why exactly should I stop?"
The person behind the cover seemed to be at a loss.
"...You are not from this village."
I shrugged my shoulders.
"But I could be part of the village if you let me in."
The person scoffed.
"Scram, monster! If you truly did try to enter the village, then the light will burn you to ashes!"
I scratched the back of my head.
"Then why are you so unwilling to let me in if I'm just going to burn?"
The person fell silent once more. Only after a minute or so, he spoke up again.