Nero's azure flames coloured the cave in its deep hue, but small, shining rocks embedded within the walls revealed a pale, yellow light that filled the cave otherwise as well. Even with Nero's light steps, small rocks crunched and shuffled under his steps, filling the otherwise silence with their soft noise.
The very beginning of the case, once Nero descended, was like a small room with a single, narrow path that curved heavily even as it descended further into the hill. The layout was almost like one would expect from a room atop a spiraling tower, yet nothing about it seemed artificial, as if the cave had naturally formed this way.
Nero noticed a thin white smoke that hung close to the base of the room, and a noticeable but not significant temperature drop from the outside.
