Anou blinked. "The nuke? And the bunker? Let me say congratulations first, and secondly, I would offer a sincere prayer that neither any of you nor I are ever in such a situation in the future." He looked around, seeing his clothing already fraying a bit in the toxic air. "Well, we should be off."<br/><br/>If no one objected, he would point the way towards the courtyard and "lead" from the middle. The journey itself was short, with only the rancid air's stirring to mark their passage until they reached the sloping tunnel. It was downhill, so that was easy, but they had to dodge past rock stalactites that fell from the ceiling and were replaced within seconds. The whole floor was a jumbled and rocky field, hampering their progress, but they made it.<br/><br/>When they emerged from the tunnel they were in a colonnaded courtyward. It was circular in shape, perhaps fifty feet around. In between each of the stone pillars that held up the ceiling was a beast. Each beast was a great statue of white marble, carved in the shape of a majestic, roaring lion. And like Anou said, their eyes seemed to focus on the intruders, though nothing else moved. Beyond the circle of lions was a set of thirty circular cave entrances, all equally balanced, all identical. Anou pointed towards the one in the dead center of the circle, north of where they entered. "If nothing's changed, that's the way."<br/><br/>The other, more experienced Scions however, could sense the malevolent attentions of the lions. And maybe a slight...twitch of a tail? Or maybe not...