It took a bit of work getting the two new captives to the caves, especially with all of Melany's heavy armor, but eventually the trio made it there, without being seen by any of the bandits.<br/><br/>Inside the cave was a surprise, however.  One of the small rooms near the back had three sets of shackles embedded in the cave wall, possibly using magic, and deep enough that it would take a tremendous amount of force to pull them out.  Each set had four smaller shackles for a captive's arms and legs, as well as a collar.  The collar was close enough to the ground that someone locked in it would be unable to stand, while the shackles for their arms were high enough that they couldn't sit down, and the leg shackles were spaced a short distance apart, forcing the captive's legs apart.  Even with a short examination, Mareth could tell that these were very high quality, and that someone had paid good money for them.<br/><br/>Another room now had a table in the center of it, with several chains and manacles bolted to it.  Everything here was very solid construction, and whoever was chained to the table would have a very hard time escaping.  A second, smaller table sat off to the side, though there was nothing on it at the moment.<br/><br/>The rest of the caves were empty, but it was clear that the bandits had taken their time in cleaning out and scouting everything about the cave, as everything looked far cleaner than it was when the kobolds had lived there.