It was rare that one would find Thoren afraid to go into a cave, but the recent rumblings of the earth made him extra cautious. Ears were forward at attention, listening to the sounds around him…which at the moment was complete and utter silence. Paws were firmly planted into the ash and snow mixture, trying to feel for vibrations in the ground as he stood at the mouth of the cavern. After several long minutes, he would breathe a heavy sigh and take a few tentative steps forward, the sun was coming up and he needed to be somewhere somewhat dark for the day. He’d dealt with a lot of pain during his stay with Valkyrie and her group of Vikings, they were far from night owls and there was little protection from the sun except in his den. With the recent eruption, however, there had been no saving him from the pain of the sun it was too risky to sleep underground but it was too painful to sleep much during the day.

The cave dweller was exhausted and while he was excited to find a place to sleep during the day at long last, he also knew it was a calculated risk. There was a possibility of another earthquake and that could completely collapse the cavern if he chose the wrong path. As the shadow of the cave swallowed him up, he paused, eyes narrowing momentarily before widening; his time during in the daylight was weakening his ability to see well in the total darkness he so loved. After a few minutes his eyes readjusted and the throbbing headache that he had grown accustomed to began to finally fade. As his vision returned to normal, he noted the glowing mushrooms that scattered distantly across the immediate entrance of the cave but the glowing light further back intrigued him.

Eir was once again traveling, traveling up to wherever she wanted, allowing her eyes of cyan get bathed in the unique lands that could still unknown to her. The feeling of the thrill over something couldn't be as important for the yearling, who's passion aprt from her warrior aspirations, was to explore any piece of land of Boreas and beyond. Her steps as always were confident, firm with where they were going to go, nothing or no one would stop her, no one could stop her will once set on something. And so, she woke up early on the morning, wanting to expend the day for exploring the west this time, and in silence she left Lirim's boundaries, she will come back thought, how could she abandon them after being given the chance to train under their wing, she was giving them one more mouth to feed and protect, so leaving them like this wouldnt be something she would ever feel okay with.

Hours passed as she marched west, using the sun's position to know where she was going, the sun was often the best compass one could ever have, when the sky was clear of clouds of course. But fortunately today was free of clouds and the sun was in the best spotting conditions.

As she walked, she could see a cave at the distance. Curious as always, she wouldn't think it twice before adventuring herself there. But when she gave a first step, the vibrations from underneath were felt. Making her stop for once, and with her methodical ways she took some time to think well about what should she do, it would be better if she seeks for a safer place. The earth shaking could come from the volcano.That was the best idea she had over the resosns of this. But would a cave be it? It could collapse over her, but there were chances, and maybe if she explored she would find a place for being safer, and there she entered the cave with her eyes widely open, it was dark and thus she didn't spot the wolf that wasn't too far.

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