Looking closer Alyssa saw that there was not in fact a mystical barrier of sinister darkness in front of her, but just plain old regular darkness. Though it was still sinister. She hoped Salla hadn't noticed her bizarre behavior or had chalked it down to excessive caution on Alyssa's part, Alyssa herself had come to the conclusion that her most recent delusions were caused by the over-active imagination of an excessively excited and paranoid mind. Now she was even beginning to hallucinate dangers where none appeared. This place really was getting to her.<br/><br/>Feeling a little abashed, Alyssa walked to one side of the entrance and placed her hand upon the wall. Facing towards the darkness she held up her sword in front of her, and she began to walk forward carefully step by step while her fingers traced lightly along the wall as she walked, mindful of any sudden pitfalls that might open underneath her feet as she moved forward one step at a time. She hoped her eyes would adjust to the pitch black darkness in time, thinking maybe it would be a good idea to go back and get a burning brand from the campfire outside if it didn't get any easier to see soon.