Petra said the tunnel had been built by giants, and Shadow could see why. Even a team of ogres would have trouble working with the massive blocks of stone used in the ancient walls. And then there were the lightstones-orbs of cold fire much like those found in Sharn or Stormreach itself, but easily three times the size of the usual streetlamp. How many thousands of years have these been shining in the depths? she wondered.
The halfling stayed a short distance ahead of the others, clinging to any darkness she could find. As she crept forward, Shadow searched for any sort of trap that might lie in their path-pressure plates, tripwires, the vague shimmer that hinted at the presence of a magical glyph. She found nothing, and this made her even more uncomfortable.
The others were whispering behind her. She couldn?t quite make out the words, but the sound was annoying. It seemed that there weren?t many people down here, but that was no reason to be careless. Shadow turned and caught Marcus?s eye, touching a finger to her lips. The whispering continued as she crept forward, and she turned again, anger growing. Then she realized-.......
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