Carved in Bone

At first he thought it was just another bone.

There were plenty of bones down here.

Animal bones.

Crawler bones.

Things he preferred not identifying.

This one was different.

It sat on a stone altar near the back chamber.

Protected by nothing.

Just sitting there.

Waiting.

Lucius frowned.

It looked...

Ordinary.

About the length of his forearm.

Dark ivory.

Old.

Very old.

Carvings spiraled around its