The room was cleared of the once dead hybrids and so Evelyn sheathed her sword once more. Before she did though, she looked quickly around the room to check for any more surprises, [color=fff79a]"Good...now we can continue"[/color]. Evelyn eyed the notebooks and gestured for Cythlla to collect them quickly as they were moving on. [color=fff79a]"We need to fine the others. Unfortunately this hive is massive so we'll be here for some time unless we have a map"[/color], she said as she looked at the desk and it's neighboring bookshelf. Scanning across the shelves she noticed a paper sticking out ever so slightly from amongst the tomes. Her face lit up when upon inspection she discovered it was a map to all major parts of the hive. Apparently through this room was a hallway which lead to a central hub chamber. From there they could simply check the neighboring tunnels for their comrades before looking for the chamber holding the king and queen kest. [color=fff79a]"Alright, we have direction let's move out. Remember, keep close to each other and watch the walls carefully"[/color], Evelyn said to those with she before heading towards the door. 

Upon opening it she found it was less of a kest tunnel and more of a manmade hallway. Speaking softly she said, [color=fff79a]"The cultists wouldn't waste time carving the architectural style of this hallway. This tunnel was like this before they arrived, possibly before the kest even arrived. This must be an old dwarven settlement. Possibly an outpost, since it's some ways away from Uldgorin"[/color]. This place was possibly larger than they'd anticipated since dwarves had a tendency to continuously build their structures further and further down and out. It might even be possible that this place was connected to the other ruins by way of the Old Dwarven Roads. 

As the group walked through the hall it became more and more clear that this was not simply a large Kest hive. Things were done here which if brought to light could trigger an influx in necromancy related attacks. Scores of footprints led to the room they'd just been in, some colored with blood. Prisoners being led to agonizing death. It was not long after they'd entered the main chamber that the sound of a door slamming alerted the group to another presence. Evelyn hoped it was their friends but was cautious still. There was a chance that the noise was caused by cultists and if so she didn't want to be stuck in another tunnel battle like before.