It seemed this cavern connected to the sea, which explained the presence of the crabs. No one had mentioned anything about crabs in the caves, so maybe some new passage opened up? That could also be where the guard-eating monster came in? Jagred could remember from the top of his head several sea monsters that were capable of tearing a grown man to shred in the matter of minutes. If such a beast had managed to wound up in this cavern, this mission might prove to be far more dangerous than he had originally thought. Well, that would serve as the perfect excuse to get a raise, though the good captain didn’t strike him as a generous man.

 The deep body of water caught his eyes as they were wandering around the stone walls. He picked up a few pebbles and proceeded to toss them into the pond, testing to see if he could disturb whatever breathing out those bubbles. It could be some sort of fish down there. Prefect dinner material, when paired with aged brandy and boiled crabs. 

 -Jagred tossed some pebbles into the pond-