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After leaving behind the dense mushroom forest, Elayne and her group continued their journey through the winding underground caverns that led toward the great city governed by Queen Spectria. The first thing that greeted them was a gigantic line of people stretching as far as the eye could see, a restless river of bodies that wound between the stone walls and faded into the distant glow of torchlight.
After learning about the people of this underground world, the endless conflicts between the Myconid queens, the son of the Eldest Queen who had come seeking a "wish" to save his tribe from hunger, and the many rumors about what might be happening inside that colosseum city, Elayne felt a rising sense of excitement mixed with determination.
