Lurking in the Darkness
Kline and Emery make steady progress, climbing through the sharp mist-licked rocks and crevices, refuelling the torch with any debris they find.
“Are you sure we’re headed in the right direction?” Emery points out.
“Don’t worry Emery, I left faint marks in the ground with my magic when Conrad wasn’t looking, we’re still headed in the right direction.”
As they make their way through the cave system, Kline keeps looking down at the scratch marks he etched into the stone floor. While Kline is busy focusing on the ground, Emery spots something in the distance, something that looks vaguely wire-like. He can’t quite make out what it is so he taps Kline’s shoulder, prompting him to look up.
As they walk closer to investigate, the warm torchlight reveals not wire but web, thick silver-gray spiderweb. This is not just any spider’s web; this is the territory of a goliath man-eater.
Abruptly, an unnatural tapping noise can be heard coming from behind a corner up ahead; something is approaching. Both Kline and Emery quickly crouch down behind a rock, peering into the dark crevice in front of them. The silence is only broken by the flickering of the flame and the increasingly loud tapping. The tension rises, both of them are thinking the same thing; that must be it – the goliath man-eater spider!
The World Stones 