"It was Laksmini who told me. " Kewanee defended herself wholeheartedly. "She is also one of the Monsters, except that she did it of her own free will. To pull this off, Ostrexora sneakily met them in the Pit and gave them enough Fluid to qualify from there. Since they were still in the Pit, no message announced their qualification. As far as the other Villagers were concerned, they died in the Pit."
Jake didn't even question whether Ostrexora could really enter the Pit of her own free will without alarming anyone. He knew it was feasible because he had taken some steps in that direction himself.
Once all the questions were answered, Jake paced around the Witch's shack for a few minutes before rendering his judgment,