3700 curved steps down into the earth. 3700 broad, tall steps built for something much larger than a man. 3 & 7 - lucky numbers in many cultures. They didn't feel lucky to Raspe as he slowly walked across the cracked & uneven floor of the cavern at the bottom of the well.

He lifted his staff high & swept it around trying to take in the crumbling pillars that marched into the distance; the shattered statues that guarded the dark corners.

And then he found her. At last. The archangel Chamuel.