A few broken bits and bobs lay about, the machine men reattach them as best they can but they can't do much without the aid of the machine mother, as she can more expertly repair machine men. They continue down the staircase in search of the others, they find a few gears and bronze bits, but nothing else. They stash them away inside their body and move on into the chamber again. Then they hear something, a screeching sound. It sounds like one of the machine men is calling for help, it's coming from the northern tunnel. They start running down the corridor, spears and shields on hand. They emerge from the corridor to enter another chamber, webs cling to the walls now, it's apparent this is their nest. there are three tunnels, one that leads to the north-east, north, and north-west. The cry for help is coming from the north-eastern tunnel. However 1H begins to hear a strange step behind the group, it's similar to the sound of moist skin hitting stone, he turns around to find a strange eyeless creature, it has the body of a human but pointy and narrow ears, it's wearing some sort of garment or armor made from spider hides, it wields what looks like a curved sword made from some beasts sharpened claw. It takes a look at the machine men, and they look back.
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"Ahhh! Danunt! Danunt!" The eyeless creature shouts, it starts running down the southern corridor, the one you just came from.
(1st choice to get three votes wins.)