She Chapter 16 - The Tombs of Kôr

In which the narrator is led by the enigmatic Ayesha through ancient subterranean caverns, uncovering the solemn remnants and inscriptions of a long-forgotten civilisation whose grandeur and tragedy are frozen in time. They behold haunting scenes of embalmed dead, sepulchres of lovers united in death, and vast ossuaries that speak eloquently to the fleeting nature of life and the enduring mysteries of mortality.