The footprints rose higher. They trailed up the twisting staircase which was both outside and in. They did not falter as Verinotte Hollow stretched below with naught but stone pegs to keep from falling. Finally, they would stop at the very top. Here, in the massive open round room that was the shrine of the Crawling Chaos, the footprints stopped. They did not dry, but pointed North, overlooking Verinotte Hollow and the Cursed Wood as Taiyou forces began their departure.