"Creepy room either way..." John said, glad that Dave had thought of starting those fires to give them better light. Helped with the cold too.

"Isn't all this supposed to be under the lake?" he asked louder than he intended to as he looked around the room. Well, at least some of the chains were small enough he could pretend they just held cauldrons in place. Yes. Probably an old potions classroom. That was his story and he was sticking with it.