Yeah, it would kind of suck if they reached the end of the tunnel and only found a dead end. Granted, there was no guarantee that Landel or someone hadn't just detonated the tunnel at some point. But as long as there was a path ahead, Claude was willing to walk through it until they reached the other side.

"Maybe," Claude said in response to Anise. "I mean, it's not such a stretch to think they might have had to transport supplies at some point. Keeping their carts underground was probably the best way to keep their cargo secret."

And if that was true, there was a chance they would run into trouble sooner rather than later. "Let's keep an eye out for traps," he added, his expression growing more serious. That probably went without saying, but it never hurt to hear a reminder.