Adam stepped through the secret passage.
Rumble…
The wall slowly closed behind him, sealing the entrance to the royal chamber.
Darkness immediately swallowed him. Adam raised a hand and cast [Illuminate]. A soft sphere of light illuminated the narrow passage ahead as he began walking.
The air was stale and suffocating, carrying the lingering scent of decay. His footsteps echoed through the cramped stone corridor, each sound disappearing into the darkness ahead.
For a while, there was nothing. Only darkness. Only silence.
Adam continued forward, guided by nothing but the faint glow of his spell. As he ventured deeper, however, he began to notice something. The passage branched off in several directions.
Some tunnels led upward, while others descended deeper beneath the castle. There were narrow corridors connecting one section to another. It did not take Adam long to understand their purpose.
These are escape routes, he thought.
Makes sense.
