305 Truce

The deeper they moved into the fortress, the more sweltering it became. The air was heavy, the rocks around them wet with condensation and came across more collapsed tunnels and scattered debris than they could count. 

Morgana made the decision to stay in the tunnels, her knowledge of the fortress layout becoming especially useful in their predicament. 

This allowed her to locate smaller overhead tunnels that let them pass by several scorpions undetected. 

The tunnels they were in were too small for adult scorpions to travel through and less likely to be used by other scorpions once they grew to a certain size. According to Morgana, it was the safest way to travel through the fortress. 

And just as she said, every scorpion they encountered so far was too weak to be a threat, easily killed with as little as a bite.

Still, it was truly a miracle that they made it so far considering how noxious the air in the fortress was.