Atheline looked down at the hollow then back to her.
"How much have you mined?" He asked.
She was quiet for a moment.
"I think I've already finished it," she quietly said.
At that moment, the shadows retracted giving them a clear view of the crater.
With the crystals removed, it had sunk deeper but not too deeply.
As if to show its anger, the ground shifted underneath them slightly, almost like a mini earthquake.
"Okay, it seems to be getting worse."
She didn't look down. Her attention was on the edges of the crater and the ruins surrounding it.
"It's connected," she said, almost to herself.
Atheline followed her gaze but couldn't see anything different, except for a few still rolling stones.
"What is?"
She didn't answer immediately. Instead, she walked to one of the raised pillars and stepped on it, elevating herself.
