Ozend let Alice down with the immediate threat gone. The scent and the scuttle of rats was still overwhelming so they would need to keep wary. The rats knew they were dangerous now. He couldn't help a passing glance at Mimi. Correction, most of the party was dangerous.

The real strange thing in this dungeon was that noise. It came from everywhere. Such a thing should not have come from behind.

The others briefly discussed who should go on. Ozend wanted to be at the forefront from the very beginning. It was a position that he would be able to assess the biggest threats from. "I'll do it. I'll be at the front." Ozend didn't want to wait for another discussion. He straightened the small pack and sword on his back, a blade he hoped wouldn't need to be drawn. The shifted passage was just tall enough not to bump him on the head at full height as he walked through. The moisture wasn't getting any better. Dying fires behind him gave plenty of light. Further down however it would begin to get difficult playing sentry. Ozend stopped at the side of the tunnel as it descended and looked back for the hobgoblin.

"Bumble?" He requested. "How do you fare in the dark?"