Underground Infestation

​East Lapis is quickly becoming a ruined city... Famine and drought plague us. Thankfully, Uncle Dreadbane, as Sadie calls him, has taken us in for the time being... although this blessing may be a curse in disguise.

​He carries that hammer everywhere he goes, hunched from the weight. I always hear him in the hallways, dragging it around, huffing. "It's for protection," he says. "They crawl below. I hear them. From the hollow core..." It's downright creepy. We need hope, not horror stories!

​He went to fetch water from the well nearby, but it's been hours, and I'm worried. I'd go and check, but I think... I hate to admit it, but I think I hear it too. The crawl below...