Read the beginning of a story: The old lighthouse keeper, Silas, had lived a solitary life on the rugged coast for fifty years. His only companions were the gulls and the relentless roar of the ocean. One stormy night, as the waves crashed against the rocks and the wind howled like a banshee, the lighthouse beam flickered and died. Silas, despite his age, knew he had to fix it. He climbed the winding stairs, his heart pounding with each step, the darkness pressing in around him. When he reached the top, he found the lamp shattered, and a strange, glowing orb hovering where the light should have been. Which of the following options provides the most compelling and thematically appropriate continuation for this story?
A) Silas sighed, knowing he would have to wait until morning to replace the lamp, and went back to his bed.