Day 41

I left early this morning to find more water for our days ahead. South seemed like the most sensible direction for me to go; at least I knew that I would eventually find Icecarry River if I didn't find any streams or springs before then. I did not find a stream or spring. Instead I found the entrance to an ancient temple.

I had been wondering why there wasn't a civilisation in Adramalech as there is in Teeluw. Well, it seems that there once was.

I am in the temple now. I presume Lanua is in the same place she was when I left this morning.

I cannot get out. A door closed behind me as I explored the temple looking for a long forgotten gutter taking water down into the rooms below.

I am trapped.

It's odd. I didn't think our quest would end like this if it were destined to fail. I always imagined an epic battle. We fought valiantly, but in the end the enemy was just too strong for us to defeat. We sacrificed ourselves to allow others the chance to escape.

But no. There isn't an epic battle. Instead, Lanua deteriorates as the illness takes a tighter and tighter grip on her until she dies of dehydration, and I will starve in this underground spire. I wonder if our bodies will ever be found.