Deserted Worshippers' Area (Abandoned Underground Escape Area)

A deserted area on the far side of a fiery chasm in the Pankot Mines, reached by freed children via a makeshift wooden bridge. Shadows cloak the empty space, free of Thuggee guards, as bare feet pound toward unseen exits promising liberation. Crumbling stone walls loom under faint torchlight, vines twist through ancient cracks, and stale air carries echoes of dripping water from the mines beyond. Dust motes dance in shafts of dim glow, marking the threshold from Thuggee oppression to hard-won freedom. This area serves as a silent refuge where the children disperse into shadowed alcoves, their breaths easing for the first time amid the cult's abandoned sanctum.