Natalia
David led me through corridors I hadn’t seen before, past rooms where I could hear the quiet sounds of daily life. Children laughing somewhere. The soft murmur of conversations. It was strange to think this could have been my childhood, these sounds the backdrop of my entire life.
“This is the main residential area,” David explained as we walked. “Most families live here in the central compound. It’s safer, more protected.”
The hallways opened up into a large cavern that took my breath away. What I saw wasn’t much compared to what I imagined their people’s grand city must have been like before they went into hiding, but the small village carved into the mountain was full of life.
Stone houses built directly into the rock face rose in terraced levels, connected by walkways and s
