Eric watched as Tythiss slip past Skie, but didn’t start towards the door until the lizard had disappeared inside, tail and all. Skie was still standing in front of the door when he reached it. A musty smell emanated from the inside the hall, but pushing on he entered, opening the door wider as he came to stand behind his small companion.

Gray light spilled through the doorway, illuminating most of the room. Everything seemed pretty much the same, faded and dust covered. As far as Eric could make out, much to his dismay, there was nothing worth exceptional value. No large stash of gold that dragons were rumoured to guard over and no dragon for that matter. No sign or smell of it. There was no smell of smoke and no charred furniture or burnt decorations. There weren’t even cindered corpses or gnawed on bones of previous adventurers or animals.The only trace of life was the sound of a rat or two, that and the sound of Tythiss’ slithering tongue and Eric’s breathing. It was audible outside that the wind was picking up, a drizzle coming down lightly.

“No use standing around, is there?” He voiced, talking over Tythiss’ words. The half-elf quickly produced flint from a small pouch at his waist. Two torches, one on either side of the main door, sat waiting to be lit. Turning he drew his dagger, reached up and scraped it across the flint. To his surprise the, fabric at the top of the torch caught fire instantly, illuminating the room further with a dull orange glow. The second torch was quickly lit with the first and Eric, flame in hand and flint and dagger put away, moved deeper into the room.

“Expected more from a place that looked so scary,” Eric said over his shoulder moving to the table in the middle hall. “To be honest I’m pretty let down, considering all the sinister stuff you guys were saying.” His voiced echoed loudly. The table was empty, except for five ornate candleholders, each fitted with their own candle. Surrounding the table was a number of chairs, neatly pushed in, excluding the one at the far that was facing away from the table.

“Coming soon?” Eric said looking toward the main door and leaning on the back rest of a chair.