Looking down the staircase, it was apparent that it was currently in a sealed state, as the descent was shallow and the stairs completed all of one solitary revolution before they ended against a blank wall. The interior of the ruin was unlit, but it was small enough and bright enough outside that the ambient light filtered in. Rayne's low-light vision did the rest, and she saw the interior as though it was well-lit. Rising from a circular column in the middle of the spiral staircase was a metal clawed socket that looked as though it was meant to hold a sphere roughly the size of her palm, but which was currently empty. The interior walls were decorated with carvings in relief. They showed a little figure with a bow, shooting arrows at a dragon-like winged creature. In some of the adjoining depictions, the bow had been broken and the creature was crouched suggestively over the figure who was on all fours. In the others the beast had been slain and the figure was shown was putting something round into the socket.<br/><br/>A loud screech from behind Rayne caught her attention. A great winged beast rose out of the ravine. Its body was covered with green scales and it had the head of a horned lizard and the leathery wings of a bat. Embedded in its forehead was a large glowing green gem. It had only a single pair of powerful hind legs, which differentiated it from a true dragon. But its roar was just as terrifying, when it hovered in mid-air with mighty beats of its wings and bellowed its challenge. There was a whinny as Rayne's horse fled into the jungle as quickly as it could. The drake didn't seem to have quite noticed Rayne yet...<br/>