The first room Frank entered had a coffin placed dead center, with various other burial items around it.
Upon closer look, there were signs that they had been moved.
“This isn’t a tomb… It’s a hideout!” Lara exclaimed.
“Wrong. This isn’t made specifically to be a hideout-it was a tomb, later fashioned into a hideout,’ Frank explained as he realized why there was no significant structural damage inside-someone had dug an additional passage directed here, a place to hide. Lara nodded. “Makes sense… But if there were people who used this as a hideout, why didn’t they take the artifacts?”
“It’s most likely because of the era when it was built,” Frank replied. “Think about it-in which period would you need a hideout?”
Lara realized with a start at Frank’s explanation. “So they dug it during a war? That does explain it, since antiques aren’t worth anything during such times.”
Frank nodded and led her to the next room-it was a lot less interesting, as it was mostly empty and the floor showed signs of cracks.
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