Blinded by the bright light Nicholaas and Pieter walked down the moss and dirt steps. Thick vines covered the steps making in difficult to walk. They had no recourse but to find shelter out of the freezing temperatures and howling winds. The tree branches seemed to be ushering them in to the tree cave through a hollow entrance at the base of the tree. Nicholaas unafraid of the quest thrust upon him, searches for a way out of this strange place when he hears a trickle of water and discovers a community of dwarfs happily doing their chores. Then.