Climbing down the chasm wasn't quite as bad as it first looked, thanks to the occasional plants with vines hanging down which Rayne could use as makeshift ropes. She could feel the slight burn in her muscles, sweat beading on her skin, and her breaths coming a tad harder from the exertion, though her avatar was extremely fit and she was able to climb down without taking a break, reaching the bottom only about five minutes after she started.<br/><br/>A pebble-strewn shallow creek barely ankle-high flowed quickly along the bottom of the chasm, fed by the waterfalls going over the cliffs on either side, which threw up perpetual clouds of mist that were cool and refreshing to move around in. This deep in the ground, the valley lay in shadow. The green gem in the drake's forehead glowed softly with its own light visible in the darkened surroundings.<br/><br/>There were carvings in the rock walls here, too. They showed a little figure finding and placing the gem in a socket, and then a secret door opening up...