There were no guards or djinns so far. Seemingly because the frenzy was still ongoing but that didn't mean it would last long. Ludwig had to move fast to figure out what was going on.
"It's awfully dark for an underground den…" Alva whispered.
"They're creatures of fire, they don't care if it's dark," Ludwig said as he kept looking around while moving making sure that there were no traps, he read way too many novels about traps in tight corridors like these and didn't want to become a pincushion.
"We have company," Alva said. Picking up a cue even Ludwig couldn't. She immediately brandished her rapier and went ahead of Ludwig as would a proper sword wielder do.
