It was a stone rolled in front of the entrance to the branch tunnel. Literally, that was all there was standing between them and where Tae was pretty sure they needed to go. The magic that triggered the cave in must have also been tied to further conceal the offshoot, but Tae felt a pressing need to smack himself in the forehead. How could he miss that? How did Lasra miss it, as powerful as he was?
Tae lowered Einith’s makeshift conveyance to the floor and studied the squashed boulder that closed off their route. It seemed to lean against the opening without assistance, no latches or pegs or wedges to keep it in place. That was a relief. And it looked round enough to properly roll.
“Ready when you are,” Lasra said as he dropped his pack and Einith’s near the dwarf’s side. “How shall we m
