No stone unturned

He was pulled from his examination of the bones by his slave moving away from him. His head shot up, and he narrowed his eyes until her voice called out. Softly at first, but after a moment more strongly. She had found something. He abandoned his bones, and trotted after her to see what had caught her attention.

Sure enough, there was an odd crack in the land. He moved closer, sniffing the space curiously. It sharply dropped off when he looked at it from the right angle. How deep did the earth go? He glanced over at his slave. He could push her down there, but if it was too deep it would take time to train another. “Drop a stone in.” he ordered her instead, indicating with a paw for her to go closer.

"Speech"