Following the young girl, they wound through the earth for what seemed like an eternity. Just when Dean Bruce's head was starting to spin, a massive opening appeared.
Emerging from the hole, the moonlight finally bathed them, and as Dean Bruce looked around, his pupils suddenly contracted.
What greeted them were over a dozen people holding spears, all with tense expressions, scrutinizing Dean Bruce and his companions.
"Outsiders? How did you get here?"
"You are not welcome here! Leave at once!"
The crowd was clamoring, but amidst the noise, Dean Bruce gathered a wealth of information.
The fact that these people could refer to them as "outsiders" meant that they had encountered others from the outside world before!
The unwelcoming attitude suggested that unpleasant events had occurred in the past.