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Well, it seemed that had been smoothed over quite nicely, now hadn't it? That was fortunate for Shehk, though. That meant she wouldn't have to go exploring out on her own!

"I agree. It's worth at least a little look to know what's down there." she grinned. Unlike Malodore and Jericho, Shehk didn't have any experience with Catacombs or Caverns, so it was all curiosity for her at that point in time. Just the knowing.

"Might even find something interesting. Who knows." at that point she wasn't trying to smooth over any concern but rather she sounded excited by the possibility.

Setting the emblems aside, Jericho nodded to the two before grabbing the large cloak. Few people or not, he still didn't want his wings to be out in the open if possible. Once that was on him, he headed on out, waiting in the hall for Shehk to lead the way.

It was pleasant to walk in the open air, and Malodore took several deep breaths for nothing other than the sheer pleasure of tasting the fresh breezes. The weather was turning warmer, towards the hottest Octobers... but that brought memories treacherously towards the surface. The plague doctor shook its head, the movement slight, and focused on now. It was actually good that they were going somewhere it had never been before.

When Shehk identified the name, Malodore tilted its head to one side. "Is it not some sort of rule that all names upon tombstones be some sort of terrible play on words?" it inquired, poking at a nearby headstone. Still, it would do its best. It padded to the next tomb over, hoping that if there were any inhabitants underneath they wouldn't mind their presence.

Shehk couldn't help but laugh as Malodore expressed inquiry over the naming mechanics for tombstones. "Maybe we just come from a generation of less questionably named individuals." she jested. Though really, if there were actually people named such things at some point in time..she felt increasingly bad for them.

"I'd fade from existence too if I had a bad name like that." she added as she looked over the fronts of a few tombstones. 'Izzy Gone' 'C. Yalater' 'I. Slipt' Man, there were definitely some questionably named people. "Clearly this is the part where we'll be so happy to see a half-decent name when we find it after a small amount of torture." she laughed.

But seriously, who came up with that kind of stuff?

Jericho looked through the gravemarkers with a sense of amusement. He had to agree with Shehk on the matter of the names, and he was about to agree with Malodore as well. Only... they were all quickly proved wrong on that part. The sudden shouting caused the dragon to jump and take a rather defensive stance. Insanity made him a little skittish and all.

Though, when it was apparent that there was no real danger, he slowly relaxed.

"Hmph. Not welcoming around here is it?" he grumbled while looking around. There was one larger tomb up ahead. Gazing at it, he tapped Shehk on the shoulder and pointed at it.

"Think that might be it?"

Malodore, still vaguely embarrassed from disturbing Signore Ded, gratefully followed Shehk over to the tomb Jericho had indicated. "It is a secret door? If it is used by others, there should be some indication... perhaps one area bears the marks of being touched more, or otherwise disturbed."

She felt like she should have been playing a video game or something with this searching. A bit tedious, but also fun. The little visual hints were a smart thing to look out for, however.

"I hope there isn't an actual Mr. Macabre," that name, " living under this wondering why we're harassing his house." she noted, stepping back at Jericho pushed on the stone. It creaked and shifted slightly, and Shehk could have sworn she heard something rattle, her ears perking up.

Okay, moving seemed like it was getting somewhere. She definitely had to agree on that one.

"Maybe we should try pushing it from the side that looks like it has the most wear?" she suggested. Because if there was a door - or stairs underneath it - those had to be approached from a particular angle. Whoever made them would have accounted for that in the design, right?

Aha! So pushing it did yield a bit of a result. And thankfully, Jericho was still pretty strong physically, so once Malodore found one side that might be it, he made his way over.

"Let me get this," he said before beginning to shove at the tombstone, trying to push it to the side. If this didn't work, he hoped that the two would have some backup ideas on how to get in.