Albus took the first plunge into the impenetrable darkness below and commanded Ligo to follow. Despite his better judgement, curiosity won out, and Ligo followed the ancient king into the pit of darkness. Each step took a plunge of faith as Lord Albus refused to illuminate the long, winding staircase. Ligo's heart thrummed in his chest, realising around halfway down the descent that he may have willingly brought on his own peril. The two were silent all the way down, the air grew cold and clammy the further down they went, but there was some small consolation to being further away from the smell of the bathroom above. Only when they reached the last step did Lord Albus permit some light; with a flick of his wand, several orbs of light flew out and rested on top of torchbearers, which lined the walls of a long and cavernous hallway. As his eyes adjusted, Ligo saw the stone carvings of snakes and serpentine figures along the walls. Some of the figures were grotesque combinations of men and serpents, a man with a snake's body and vice versa. The hallway had the aspect of a church or place of worship, but what disturbed and ancient religion would worship such chimaeras, Ligo dared not think.