Thank you for the catch. I fixed it (along with two other minor glitches I found and I added some post-victory dialogue for the people in huts). What happened was there was supposed to a control that says if the game is paused or not. It turns on when you 'pause' the game and off when you resume. It did not shut off, which is why the OPTIONS and LOAD GAME pages would go back to the game instead of the menu. This has been fixed! :)
So, IF you feel up to finishing off your RPG journey through the lands of Tenor, you should have no problems now. Thanks for the find! Credit is posted on the page.