The Depth

Knowing its location, it was easy for Angor to find the entrance covered behind a screen of tree vines. The spot stayed well-hidden thanks to the heavy snow. But now, there was a giant rupture on the screen, which was probably caused by the escaping apprentices.

He crouched lower and walked inside the tree trunk.

After passing through a narrow path, he reached the rumored underground cave full of the smell of sulfur and puffs of steam escaping through the fissures along the cave walls, which indeed looked like floating ghosts.

Other than these, there was nothing particular in sight.

He saw many more routes and forks ahead and was not sure which one to enter, so he remained around the entrance to look for the traces left behind by the apprentices.

Following the footprints, he moved across the heated area and came inside a side passage where the air smelled rather salty, and a bit stinky.