With the final blow, the creatures flop down to the ground, dead. While flying octopus... things, may not be expected in the caves, they were ferocious enough. With they magical darkness completely dispelled, you realize something you missed before. There is the faint crackling of a fire coming from further down the tunnels. Tentatively exploring it, you find a campfire. That looks like it may have been hastily abandoned. Lying beside it, bound and gagged with a scarf is a young woman, who looks to be more than a little half-elven.