The leftward corridor opens into a recessed chamber with stone benches and a cold brazier. Faded tally marks cover one wall, while dry lamps and a worker's route board remain undisturbed.
Bram
We can rest briefly here. The air is stale, but the floor shows no fresh disturbance beyond the travelers' trail.
Bram sets down the water skins and examines the chamber's corners. Lethiel studies the route board, while Dagna Stonehand kneels beside the brazier without touching its ash.
Lethiel
The board confirms a worker's circuit: outer records hall, tally chamber, then the sealed archive. The travelers knew enough to follow this order.
Dagna Stonehand
Their caution interests me. They left the lamps, ignored the board, and did not disturb the brazier. Either they carried their own light, or they expected to return.
Lethiel
Two travelers, carrying weight, moving with knowledge of the hidden passage. Their purpose may be written ahead, if the old records survived.
The chamber offers quiet and a clear place to study the route before proceeding. The green witchlight from the corridor reaches the benches, leaving the archive passage beyond in shadow.
✓ Quest Accepted
Reach the sealed archive