The kobolds orders had been simple. Dig one hundred to one hundred fifty feet into the cliff side, and then start a room. Screams about monsters, however, were not part of the orders. He was busy talking with the two hobgoblins about sending them out to get a blacksmith in the throne room, which still lacked a throne, and from the sounds from the torture chamber, Jerrick was 'hard at work' again. He yelled for Jerrick, put the two hobgoblins on either side of the passage, and then put a scorching ray straight down the center of the tunnel, which didn't have torches or any other light source burning in it.