The Labyrinth tried everything. A banquet of impossible fruits (the black rim around the grapes). A hallway of mirrors showing each person their greatest wish (the black rim around the reflection’s smile). A bridge over a river of molten silver, where a demon wearing Iris’s own mother’s face begged her to stop and embrace.
The name "Iris" is laden with historical and mythological significance. In Greek mythology, Iris is the personification of the rainbow and a messenger of the gods—a bridge between the heavens and the earth. In the language of flowers, the iris represents wisdom, hope, and courage. iris in the labyrinth of demons
“You think I am afraid of the dark?” she said softly. “I was born in it. I have lived in it. The dark is my mother now. And you… you are just a bad dream that forgot to end.” The Labyrinth tried everything
She could not see it. But she knew: it was warm. And it was the color of no lie at all. A bridge over a river of molten silver,