Marella’s contacts turned out to be two very large, blonde men with intricately patterned tattoos covering nearly every bit of exposed skin. They were introduced as members of the Atlantis politeia, two of the King’s officials that focused on border enforcement. They seemed quite surprised to know that the visitors had all survived the cursed wave. Evidently, had they turned left at the fork in the cave system, there would have been a similar drop as the water-logged entrance, however it concluded in sharp rocks, and (gracefully added by the taller of the two officers,)  "the bones of those who were stupid enough to turn left’. 