"Come on, Lyra, we're almost there!" shouted a determined voice, it was Thalya, a mage who studied the ancient arcane arts, in hopes that she would become a powerful and respected mage, she has shown dedication and hard work, and despite still being considered a novice, she knew spells that would take months for one to learn, however, she was extremely stubborn, and would almost never change her mind after making a decision.
She decided to head inside the dungeon near the quiet town of Verzen in hopes that she could gather additional knowledge, and possibly find something valuable.
Thalya didn't go alone in this journey, she dragged her apprentice, Lyra, into it as well. Lyra did show dedicatiom to her studies as well, however, she never really managed to get the same results as her teacher, she wished that she would've instead been accepted as the squire to a knight, she wished that she wasn't born near the forest, a place where usually the best mages and alchemists come from, she clinged unto the hope that she one day could become as powerful, if not more powerful than Thalya.
"Here we are." spoke Thalya, looking at the entrance of the dungeon, on the outside it looked similiar to a cathedral, however, she wasn't sure how it would look like inside.
Lyra took multiple deep breaths, she was most of the time carrying a backpack filled with supplies for the exploration, flasks of clear water, bread, wood to make a fire, and so on. Lyra let out an audible gulp as she looked at the entrance; "Are you sure this is a good idea?" She asked, moving aside a lock of her crimson hair.
Thalya laughed, as she fixed her robe, made from an enchanted silk, "More than sure." she answered as she flipped her black hair before opening the rusted gates, "Come, Lyra, glory awaits us!" she said cheerfully, before entering the dungeon, Lyra wanted to stay outside, and avoid entering the cursed place, but before she could protest, Thalya already headed inside one of the rooms, Lyra cursed under her breath as she quickly followed her teacher, hoping that their exploration would successful, without any form of harm.