"The path begins here, and then it moves beneath the western courtyard." I said as I followed the glowing line. "It ends here." I said as the final symbol appeared, and my heart began pounding. It looked almost identical to the symbol carved into my mother's necklace and Draven crouched beside me. "Can you open it?" He asked. "I don't know." I said. I placed my hand against the symbol and the stone immediately responded. A deep rumbling sound rolled through Dragonspire, while the courtyard floor split apart. Several soldiers drew their weapons, but Gideon raised his hand. "Nobody move." Gideon said. The stone continued shifting, and a staircase appeared beneath us. Cold air rushed upward from the darkness. I stared down into the opening and Draven stepped beside me. "I'm coming

