Then the umbrella comment lied. You can indeed make out that the room is totally circular; it has a diameter of about twenty feet. There are two doors -- the one you came in from, and an identical one directly across from you. The firepit is in the exact center of the room, and there's an unlit lantern a little to one side of it.
The cauldron over the fire is deep and round bottomed, made of cast iron, and it's full of some dark liquid... sea water? Blood? Tar? It's hard to tell. The firepit itself is a solid ring of smooth, white stone -- the same material as the floor. The walls and ceiling are a shiny silver blue nacre, like the inside of a shell. They are lined with narrow wooden shelves all the way around, covered with a miscellany of objects.
Mau looks up and tries to turn to see you, although he can't turn very far; he keeps his hands pressed to the sides of the cauldron like they're glued to it. He looks exhausted, drawn, and there are tears streaming down his face.
Re: Under the Deep Water
The cauldron over the fire is deep and round bottomed, made of cast iron, and it's full of some dark liquid... sea water? Blood? Tar? It's hard to tell. The firepit itself is a solid ring of smooth, white stone -- the same material as the floor. The walls and ceiling are a shiny silver blue nacre, like the inside of a shell. They are lined with narrow wooden shelves all the way around, covered with a miscellany of objects.
Mau looks up and tries to turn to see you, although he can't turn very far; he keeps his hands pressed to the sides of the cauldron like they're glued to it. He looks exhausted, drawn, and there are tears streaming down his face.
"...Josh..?"