Aquila

The symbol based on the constellation used by the ancient Romans to mark lava tube entrances. I got an artist to digitally draw this and make the background look like rock. Read Darwin finding an aquila with Eyrún in below description from Roman Ice chapter 25.

Darwin turned back to the wall, and he saw it. A patch where the lichens and other growth were thinner. He stepped up to the wall and lifted the light high over his head to minimize the reflection. There it was. No doubt about it. He felt the blood pound in his ears. An aquila symbol. He pulled out his phone and scrolled to a photo. The chisel marks were identical.

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“It’s the same,” said Darwin to himself.

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“What?” asked Eyrún.

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“A marker,” he said, holding the photo for her to see.

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“I don’t get it,” she said. “The Romans came down here?”

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“They did,” he said.

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“Why?”

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“I’ll tell you later. Hold the light over here,” he said and snapped photos.

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When he finished, Eyrún stepped in for a closer look and said, “There’s something else here.”

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He moved next to her and studied the rock. In a moment, a shape emerged. Partially obscured by the lichen, there was a single handprint just below the aquila with a name scratched in the dark rock:

A. CICERO

“Oh my god,” he said. Darwin reached out with his right hand and placed it over Agrippa’s. The rock was cold, but he felt a tingle.