Lara revisited her childhood through a flashback where she planned a daring raid on her house a forbidden tomb. After exploring the grounds and listening to her father's private conversation, she demonstrated her natural climbing ability by scaling the building's castle walls to find a secret entrance inside the house castle.
So like I assumed last time, I was grabbed into a flashback where I got to see Lara as a kid in her family home. She was observing a hand-drawn map with great intensity, plotting out an expedition. The drawing showed the layout of the gardens and the structures she considered to be part of her kingdom.
After Lara made her plan to claim some treasure from the forbidden tomb, I used the photo mode to check on Lara as a kid, where she looked good. I took a few photos of her determined expression as she prepared to begin her imaginary quest.
Lara mentioned the high walls of the castle were taunting her, challenging her to find a way to the top. But I decided to check around the other sides of the courtyard first to see if there were any hidden items or lore. For a child, every corner held the potential for a new secret.
It looked like Lara had a special childhood as she got a lot of things around her house that made her aim to be an adventurer. There were artifacts, and climbing structures scattered throughout the area that clearly influenced her interests.
At last, I decided to get to the building that she was mentioning as the palace to continue the mission. I found a spot where the stonework was weathered enough that I could even climb up the side. It was clear that this wasn't the first time she attempted to scale the walls of her own home.
I reached an open window on the second floor where Lara's dad was talking to somebody about her. It was a rare moment of insight into their relationship and the expectations placed upon her from a very young age.
I had to climb up the building, sorry, the castle, to reach the higher balconies. So I started climbing up like a real adventurer, and it looked like Lara was quite good at this even from her childhood. Her movements were fluid and confident, showing that her physical training had started long before she became the tomb raider she is now.
When our hero continued climbing, looking for another way into the castle, she reached a risky edge of the building high above the ground. She stayed focused and spied another entrance.
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