In short order, the cottage was packed up, and the group of 'adventurers' was on its way. After exploring several of the doors in the main guard area, and finding that they ended much as the first one did, finally they found one that seemed to progress deeper into the earth. On and on they walked until, eventually, light could be seen at the end of the tunnel, and they emerged onto a narrow rocky path that made its way down the side of the mountain.