The Abandoned Fortress (2)

"Elaborate, Jonus," Esther asks in a commanding tone.

"Sure. Do you know why we requested help from the capital itself?" Jonus replied with another question. His answer irritates Esther, but he tries to answer it back in a calm manner.

"Well, for protection. Is it not obvious?" Esther replies, with a slight tone of anger present. Enough for Carson and Jonus to notice. 

"Yes, but we can get protection by just asking around some local knights and musketeers. It is what we usually do. However, in this case, it is very different," Jonus answers.

"How so?" Carson questions Jonas, curious as to why or how it is different this time. 

"Well, when we first investigated the area, we listened around to see if we can hear any creatures inside.

Thanks to the general structure of the place, you can hear a lot of echoes of the creatures that are down there.