The sound of conversation drifts up to where Mycah and Artanis stand, though the exact words are unclear. Mycah can see by body language of those below that the battle has been won. Artanis carefully scans the ledge and surrounding area for a few minutes. The ledge is large enough for a few people, and the only exit seems to be the tunnel ahead. Perhaps twenty feet ahead it opens into a larger room, much warmer than this one, likely due to its use as a sleeping and living chamber and also because of the tunnel to the outside, which Artanis had recently crawled through. But no more active heat sources can be seen at the end of the tunnel. As for what was in the room beyond, only the clairvoyant could say.

Below, Brandon hacks up the beast into a few large pieces. It's gory work, but the thing seemed to lack much in the way of bones, making the work somewhat easier. After a few minutes, his work was complete.