Chapter 29 Forgotten Knowledge

• "Are you sure this is the way, Anya?" Elara asked, her voice barely a whisper as they navigated a maze of jagged rocks and treacherous slopes.
• Anya consulted the fragmented scroll, its symbols blurring in the dim light filtering through the narrow passage. "The map indicates a hidden entrance," she replied, her voice tight with tension. "It should be… here somewhere."
• The silence was broken only by the crunch of their boots on loose gravel and the erratic beating of their hearts. Doubt gnawed at Anya, the whispers in her mind weaving tales of their inevitable failure.