Chapter 6: Calamity Caves

"Nothing sensible lives in Calamity Cave," Onak laughs. "No. We're from the valley beyond."

"A village named Lyuba," Uldu explains.

Onak nods. "We..." he pauses, seemingly thinking about how much to say. "...we had to leave. The valley is ruled by a god-caller named Ashen Swale. He banned veneration of all past god callers and the gods they summoned. Now we are forced to worship the white dragon Venexus. All shrines were destroyed, but there are shrines inside these caves. We are here to pray."

"We sent some of our group to scout ahead," Lunit says. "You haven't seen them on your way in?"

"A large following will have trouble passing," Lunit says. "He rules from a tower in the middle of the valley where they have great view in all directions."

"Any help would be welcome. But you really should talk to Eokoe. He's our leader."

The hunter looks worried towards the exit. "They really should have returned by now. I hope nothing has happened to them."

Lunit nods. "That is more than we deserve with the greeting we gave you, but we would be grateful."

"They were heading to the west to look for the shrine," Uldu adds.