Question
Question verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
Tells
Both words in one sentence
- Then he asks a question and tells them that if someone doesn't answer... well, guess.
Source: Morton's Fork - He tells them if they get a trivia question wrong, they'll get blasted by him, but they'll still get blasted by him if they get it right instead.
Source: Morton's Fork -
Eventually, it turns out that the prophecy in question actually tells about what will happen if the protagonist should fail, making them The Chosen One instead.
Source: Apocalypse Maiden
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