Just wanted to ask something about this use of と at the end of a sentence that I came across in a visual novel.
白い彫像が落ちているのだと思った.
プールの守り神みたいなものが、鎮座しているんだと
Would I be correct in interpreting this と as something along the lines as というように? So the sentence would mean something like "In a way to suggest something like a god of the pool is enshrined "
Any help much appreciated and thanks in advance