Check out the far Shadowy Doorway

Tame approached the door at the far end of the hall. Now that he was closer, the light coming from around the corner at the end of the hallway appeared to have an orange colored tint to it, not unlike fire light. He didn’t smell smoke though, only the muddy, ‘rivery’ smell of the grit that coated the floor. The carpet was even stiffer here and crunched audibly underhoof.

Tame came to a stop just outside the door, listening for any sounds. Nothing made a peep, so he walked up to the door and examined it, running his fingers lightly over the surface. It had dozens of shallow gouges across it from the floor to about the height of his waist. He pushed on the door and it swung open easily. Inside was a narrow space, hardly large enough to be called a proper room, with tightly spiraled staircase that lead to some upper level and a dumbwaiter built into one wall. The dumbwaiter had a simple wooden cover that was latched shut.

Author's Note

Go up the stairs (links back to the original story)

Check the Dumbwaiter

Back out into the Hall