Ivaan released him, shaking his head as though amused despite himself. "Then go. Prepare all you'll need while you can. In about an hour, the tunnels will welcome you."
Damien gave a lazy salute, rising from his chair as Apnoch moved to escort him back.
As they stepped into the cooling air of the courtyard, Damien tilted his head toward the captain. "You realize, Apnoch, this little adventure means you'll be playing babysitter again."
Apnoch shot him a sidelong look. "If you stray too far, don't expect me to drag your corpse back."
Damien grinned. "Good thing I don't plan on dying."
But inside, his thoughts whispered differently.
The tunnels would not just hold beasts. They would hold answers.
And Damien was ready to drag them out, one masked corpse at a time.
~~~~~
~Muffled~
The fifteen meter deep tunnel swallowed the sound of them landing inside of it.
