"Because it isn't your average dungeon."
"I'm listening," Jake said.
The system pulsed in his awareness with the low, attentive hum it produced when incoming information was relevant to something it was tracking. He let it settle in the background and focused on Ankerita.
"Not a standard dungeon," she said.
"We've been investigating a location in the deep forest northwest of Roakan, beyond the forest—three days' travel at standard pace. There's a structure there that predates the city by several centuries. Older records mention it in terms that suggest it was significant enough that people actively avoided discussing it in writing."
"Avoided how?" Jake asked.
"References that stop mid-description," Maudlina said, leaning forward now, the teasing dropped in favor of genuine interest.
