They built a fire and a shading lean-to by the water's edge and there roasted the fish, then ate them. When they finished they speculated on the distance that they had travelled and they looked at their maps, putting them fifty-five kilometres from the library at Alugean. This surprised both of them and Boyce joked, remarking that the entire walk must've been down hill. They knew that they had several hours of sunlight available to them, but both agreed that the time would be better spent in search of a proper shelter, where they could sleep that evening. They doused the fire and scattered the materials of the lean-to, limiting the evidence that someone was there, in the chance that someone was following them. Although no one followed, their caution spurred them into a steady pace that allowed them to gain a good distance with each passing hour. It wasn't until dusk that Lloyd caught sight of a large hole in a hillside, which was overgrown with trees and other vegetation. Since the sun was sinking quickly, Boyce agreed to Lloyd's decision to check it out as a possible shelter for the evening. It indeed was a cave and it was incredibly large, and the floor of the cave was relatively smooth, as far down as they could see. Their curiosity was sparked by the looks of the cave opening, and they couldn't see any ledges or nooks until they went further into the cave. Then before them they saw a huge hole, that stretched into darkness. Normality, Boyce threw a rock into the hole but it was never heard hitting the bottom. There was light in the cave since the entrance faced towards the west and the setting sun. They each took out their electric lights anyway, but the beams of light could not illuminate the other side, if there was another side. To their right was a large road, seemingly joined to the smooth surface that ran through the entrance, so they began to walk on it. "I wonder where this leads?" Boyce thought to ask, not expecting to be answered and especially with Lloyd's remark. "Hell, maybe?" he replied. This annoyed Boyce, but more from not really having a concept of what hell was supposed to be. He could not imagine that which had been described in legend since the dawn of man _ both times. He sometimes shone the light onto the wall to their right and Lloyd shone his straight ahead so that they wouldn't fall into nothingness if the road was to suddenly end. "Maybe we should head to the entrance, Lloyd. We have been here for some time." "I thought I saw my light reflecting off something just ahead. We'll head back after we check that." Boyce nodded to resuming and as they neared that which was returning Lloyd's light, Boyce shone his on the wall again and lit a large black, cube that didn't look like it was made of stone. "What is that?" Lloyd stopped and looked at it, then went over to it. He touched it and set his fingers into a groove that he found on the side.