Silence dominated the atmosphere as Richard and Kyra walked down the rough stone tunnel that depicted the palace's underground area, the both of them having walked for so long that it was difficult to decipher what direction they were really facing; except for the king, of course, who was still striding unwaveringly ahead.
At the beginning of the journey, when Richard had explained to Kyra that they were going to be visiting the underground area of the palace in order to meet their person of interest, she had actually thought they were going to the dungeons. But now that they had really left the dungeons truly and well behind and were still going, she couldn't help but wonder if she had been thinking of the whole thing in the wrong context.
"How far down are we?" asked the Soul of magic,
