The White Tunnel

The three ventured further into the caves. About twenty minutes later, a passage they spent ten minutes following opened up into a strange walkway. It was a tube about fifteen feet in circumfence and two hundred feet long.. Badly laid stone formed a somewhat smooth floor. The lower three feet of the walls were clear, showing the walkway was well-supported over a raging river. All the other surfaces were pure white except for the occasinal floating purple dot.

"Floating purple dots!" said Astra, retreating back into the tunnel. "I recognize them." Her two companions looked at her. "It's a spell Aqualarian grandmothers can perform, to record and play back family events. Who wants to spy on us?"
"Maybe it's someone who wants to get a personal record of you being naked."
"Naked?" Astra looked puzzled. "Oh yes! Men find great joy in seeing the unclothed human form. I nearly forgot. It is not something I am used to.
"Do you like looking at my unclothed form?"
Fred felt fortunate the tunnel's shadows hid his reddened cheeks. "Ah. Yes. Yes I do. I shall not lie to a lady."
"Good. Let's cross this tunnel. If uncouth lackeys of the dragon have nothing better to do then salivitate over me, I will only take it as a compliment. I worked hard to be in such a shape as I am."
Velus barked agreement.

Halfway across the white tunnel, Lord Fred stopped. "Something doesn't feel right about this."

1. Lord Fred's suspicons are unwarranted and the three traverse the white tunnel with no problem.
2. The white tunnel swiftly detaches itself from the walls and goes rocketing over the river.
3. Something else involving clouds of hay happens.

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