The basement seemed to be in even worse shape than the rest of the fort, if it were possible.  The stone floor was cracked and warped, with small, stagnant puddles in some of the lower spots, and a few places where it had broken away to reveal dirt beneath it.  More piles of rubble marked where other furniture had been; it was clear that this was a storeroom, likely once holding enough food and supplies to keep an eight-man crew going for several months between resupplies.<br/><br/>At first, nothing stood out as unusual.  However, in one corner of the room, two small grooves worn into the floor were visible.  They both ran parallel to each other, forming a quarter-circle leading from the nearby wall.