"Bae!" Maindor?d? exclaimed as the Kumari climbed down from the carriage to greet her aunt.

"Hello aunt," Bae replied.

The Dixian elder wrapped an arm around Bae's shoulder and led her through the door and down the stairs into the city beneath.

"We have much to discuss, Kumari," Maindor?d? said in a hushed tone.

The internal walls of the catacombs were littered with caves, their occupants stepping out to witness the Kumari's arrival. Maindor?d? waved happily at ...