"We use these caves." He did not bother to elaborate on who the we meant. "It ain't no decent place for women to go mucking about."

Though if they didn't find their way out, then it would make scarcely any difference at all. But just as she wasn't giving up, he was still intent on his own exploration. Eventually the tip of his sword found a wall and that wall led to rubble. From the feel of it, this was where the cave had collapsed. The stones were thick, but this seemed a more likely place to start than anywhere else. He set his sword to the side and started searching for any stone that could be loosened and pulled free.