As sunset approached, Arthur wandered aimlessly through the castle. Upon finding an unguarded gap, he swiftly slipped into the dimly lit basement, a place filled with dark corridors. Grabbing a torch, he began searching for the secret door described in the novel.
After a full hour of being lost, he finally found his target—a hidden door that opened by pushing a specific part of the wall. Without hesitation, he entered a long tunnel leading outside the castle. This passage had been built as an escape route for important figures in the event of the castle falling into enemy hands. It was the very same tunnel that Arvan had used to escape in the novel.
The tunnel was exceedingly long and filled with insects. Water dripped from the ceiling, forming several shallow puddles along the way. From time to time, Arthur spotted a massive rat or a small mouse, as there were numerous burrows along the tunnel walls.
