The first exploration

"These are the first three tunnels, Lord Fateless. But the branch out after twenty or so meters."

Hex faced three openings before him. As agreed, his team entered the burrow first. The opening of the burrow lay at the foot of a hill. This hill differed from the others. The others were just hills formed by sand. This one formed as sand piled over the massive roots of a destroyed tree.

It was hard to tell the difference from the outside. Only after entering through the opening, it became apparent. A massive network of clustered roots, covered by sand, formed the ceiling and walls.

To Hex the entrance chamber – they named it as such – looked like a dome made of roots and sand.

The darkness of the night deepened inside the entrance chamber. Dollaire had proposed to light a torch but Hex refused. Even a faint glimmer would attract the creatures of the dark like moths to a flame. He rather took them by surprise.