The constable took the now-dead snake from Eve, but seemed uncertain what to do with it.  "I think I'll leave it here," he said after a few moments.  "If we want to examine it further, we can retrieve it on the way out."

Cedric nodded to Rockmar.  Since they both had lights, the human took the lead this time and tread cautiously into the chamber to the north, stone lantern in one hand and sword in the other... 

[i]Tall slabs of stone support the high ceiling here.  Three long steps descend to the floor of the antechamber.  Two hammered bronze braziers rest before a towering stone door at the end of the chamber. The door is carved with hundreds of spiraling runes, spinning into infinity.  Inscribed above the portal is the image of an enormous wolf being crushed to death by a giant snake.

The floor is covered by what appears to be thousands of thin, translucent strips of vellum. After only a moment, you realize the crackling dried strips are the discarded skins of an untold number of serpents!
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