The massive doors closed behind them softly. The sound echoed throughout the chamber like the sealing of a tomb. For several moments, none of the four moved.
The room before them was enormous. Far larger than the corridors and the Sanctuaries they had passed through to reach it. Pillars rose endlessly towards the ceiling while endless roots crawled all over the walls.
Fragments of pale blue light floated through the air, like fireflies.
At the centre of the chamber rested a huge beast skeleton. Its body sprawled across the ruined floors like the remains of an ancient dragon mixed with a wolf. Its enormous ribs arced outwards. Black roots pierced through the bones in countless places, spreading across like parasites.
The skull alone was larger than a house. Empty eye sockets stared silently towards the entrance.
Cassian exhaled softly.
"I really hoped it was an empty room."
Caius's eyes narrowed towards the skeleton.
"It looks old."
