The chamber branched into two corridors at the far end — one to the left, and one straight ahead.
Juli peered down the left path, then switched to the straight one. She cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted down each.
"HELLO?"
Nothing came back from the light. The straight one, however, echoed longer and deeper.
"The left one's short. This one goes way further…"
Juli turned to Eli.
"Let's go straight!"
She headed straight with her sword drawn. The corridor narrowed slightly before opening up again. The carvings on the walls grew like roots, branching and intertwining.
Juli ran her fingers along one of them.
"Hmm. These are everywhere. Think we'll meet someone down here?"
Eli only shrugged.
"They're probably from monsters."
She examined the carvings, bringing her face close enough to smell moss.
"Nah. They're clearly sword marks! Delicate ones, at that."
