Octavia continued that to look around at all of the weird symbols that were carved in to the walls. She almost did not notice her new companion had stopped until she nearly walked into the alien. He slowly turned toward the Trixian princess, it seemed like he trying to size her up due to the question she asked.

My people were a peaceful people before we were attacked. Since then we had to make sure we could defend ourselves against any threat. Of course this was coming from the princess was currently unarmed.

It seems strange that they would not want to consult you on it. Were you busy building other places, or did they decide not to inform you on this decision. It would seem easier to install it you were involved.

Octavia words trailed off as she hear and felt some sort of rumbling as off in the distance. It sounded very faint, but it did sound like it was down the pathway the pair were traveling. W-what was that? The Princess really hoped it wasn’t another trap.

The demon listened as she, so her people weren't as hapless as they seemed. He checked visually but didn't see her armed in anyway, but put the thought aside. As she asked her second question, the soft rumbling occurred off in the distance. The demon put his pointer finger to his lips, shhh...

The demon listened very carefully. If his instinct were right, either something or someone else was here, or a second trap had been sprung or initialized by the first. He gave it a few moments. He heard nothing though.

No one else is supposed to be here. That can't be good. Let's hurry and see if we can get to the next turn to the pool before we find out what that was.

He would attempt to grab her hand and start running down the long hall...

Octavia companion put his finger up to his inhuman lips, attempting to convince the Trixian royal to be silent. He wanted seemed to be listen very carefully to hear what something off in the distance. It seemed for the moment to get the pink haired princess to remain quiete.

For a moment or two the pair stood perfectly still as they tried to hear anything that would give them a clue of what was going on. But the only thing that seemed to await the two unlikely companions was silence.

The next pool? You think there are others here waiting for us?

Before she had any chance to get her questions answered, she had her hand grabbed as she was forced to run down the long hall with him…

Grabbing her hand, the demon hustles her rapidly down the long corridor. The made fast progress, but the absolute silence and darkness made every bone in his body leery. Something was happening that he was damned sure of, but what exactly he didn't know, nor did he care to find out. As the progressed a minute passed, then two, five, and finally they reached a bend in this underground behemoth of a temple. Had he the time to stop and think, maybe to take in his surroundings as a tourist rather than as a raider, he would have stood in awe at such an underground complex created so damned long ago. As it stood though, he simply wished they had been much more succinct in their building efforts.

The walls lined with the strange symbols came to an end, as they rounded the corner, but that was when it started. A soft hum filled the air as the path indicated they must head forward. The next pool was only supposed to be one more quick turn away so he knew they were close. Yet what was the sound?

Do you hear it Princess? That can mean one of a few things, but it wasn't in the plans either. He wondered how long that gimmick was going to continue to fool her. Eventually she would have to realize his ignorance meant more than that he was away, but so far the fake builder routine seemed to be fooling her.

What ever it is, it can't be good. As they made there way forward he almost missed it. The walls here had gaps in them with walls behind them the exact same pattern of bricks. If he wasn't looking carefully, it would have seemed seamless and continuous. A simply optical illusion design to hide what was in plain sight. The pink path indicated they move forward, but with the hum growing loud into a buzz, he had to learn more.

He poked his head in one of the openings and saw sealed glass cubbie-holes lining the wall. Inside were what appeared to be incubation pods for things of various shapes and sizes depending on the hole in question. As he looked closer, they were all empty and sealed. So what was making that damned noise?

Moving down the path cautiously now they rounded the final corner and out of the nearest two openings, one on the right and one on the left came 6 flying insects, 3 from each. Seeing the intruders, they made all haste towards them. The cock-wasps had been awoken...

The Princess as gasped as she felt her hand grabbed as she was dragged down the long corridor. The young Princess could barely keep a foot underneath her at any given moment. Her guide that seemed to very concerned that things had gotten very quiet. The two of them ran almost as fast the Trixian royal could run. Several minutes passed by as they ran, and Octavia could feel herself getting pretty winded by the run. Fortunately for the young woman it was simply a straight corridor through it felt like it was endless. Eventually though they began to come across a corner that would mark at least a point they would be able to slow. It would mean that the Trixian royal would finally have an opportunity to the catch her breath.

The symbols that were along the wall came to an end and they came across the corner. It was the that the heard some sort of soft noise ahead. It seemed like a soft hum, not the kinda of noise that Octavia would expect form a pool.

It not in the plans? It seems strange that they did not inform you about any of this. The young woman struggled to catch her breath as he paused in attempt to figure new threat they were facing.

Well what do you think they are. The Princess looked around and trying to figure out what the source of the new noise. They continued pink path as they attempted to find that allusive pond that marked the next step in their journey. However the hum was growing louder by the moment. It was clear that they must have set off some sort of trap, but what it was, was still a mystery to the pair.

It was then that Octavia realized that something had gotten her companion’s attention. The Wall was not a solid mass of bricks instead there appeared to be glass cubbie-holds. What they were holding and why they were there was a mystery. It would become clear as the two moved cautiously ahead.

They soon rounded corner only to find large insects flying out openings in the wall. Three of the creatures came out and head directly towards the pair. Almost instantly it became clear to at least one of them that it was cock-wasps. Octavia screamed as she started backing away…