Salen Dustchaser:
He shakes his head once more and tries to look deep into the blood-infused water.
The surface is a giant mesh of water lilies, algae and other water plants, making it incredibly hard to see anything. There's a sign of agitation about ten metres away and then it's gone.
Then there's a splash between the island and the ancient platform behind
Salen, on the Southern side of the Hole. It's where the entrance used to be, now closed over and only open by special rituals.
The creature is circling the island.
A rope, still attached to the Condor brave and
Henal on the shore, twitches as the worm passes underneath.