He wasn't sure that he'd ever been here before, but a strange blue glow had captured his attention and when he followed what he thought was some sort of bug (or fireflies?) from outside, they had led him here. They led him down a dark tunnel, though the crimson male moved slowly as he felt his way whenever he lost sight of them with every twist and turn. Things sounded muffled down here, almost surreal even and he could feel the cold air creeping over his skin the further he went. His cockatoo remained outside, unwilling to go down into the earth but the wolverine had come with him, walking quietly behind him. The strange blue glowing orbs danced at the entrance of a larger cavern, and as he approached, they flickered away and blended into the rest of the scene. A large cavern full of glowing mushrooms, something of which he had never seen before. What was this place? Why did the mushrooms glow? Was he dreaming? He wasn't sure what exactly he was looking at, but he was certainly enthralled with what he was looking at. He took slow steps further into the cavern, feeling the moss cushion his feet, though it was damp and cold. He paused when he heard the sound of scuffling nearby, ears pricked and straining to find the source. "Who's there?" He called out, voice echoing around him. "Ignis"||"Blödhgarm"

When a glowing mouse streaked past him and disappeared into the cave, Sunder, being the curious sort, naturally followed. And though for the life of him he couldn't find the mouse he wasn't the least bit disappointed by what he did find. The cave was full of the most exciting of things. Every which way he looked there was something that glowed. Mushrooms, firefly-looking things, the works. It was a fantastic place. Sunder could have stayed there all day just poking things, but it wasn't in the cards. A voice echoed to him from somewhere deeper in the caves. "Just me," he called back before following the voice to its source. And what an interesting source it was! "A little dog wit no hai'." He regarded Ignis brightly. "You eva seen anyting like dis befo?" he held a paw out to one of the fireflies, which buzzed away immediately. ""

He was surprised by the one who came out from the darkness. The strange hairless dog he had seen at Sparrow's party. He didn't know his name, but he recognized him nonetheless. How could he not? He was the only hairless creature he had ever seen in his life! "No, I haven't." He responded as he watched the dog reach out for a firefly only for it to buzz away from him. "I remember seeing you before, at Sparrow's party. Fun night, eh?" He chuckled as he returned his attention to the cave. Everything was glowing, from the bugs to the mushroom, to bits of the moss, and almost everything in between. He had been in somewhat better spirits lately. Perhaps it was because he let the weight of a dead pack go, but he planned on picking leadership up again in the future. He just needed a break. A handful of fireflies flew over to them, buzzing around hairless dog and him. He wasn't sure what the deal was with them, but they were fascinating to watch. "You think they're poisonous?" He asked, half tempted to snack on one just to find out. He wasn't sure he wanted to risk it though, so instead he turned his attention to the mushrooms that were growing in the rocks beside him and poked at one, watching it bounce back with a brighter glow. "Ignis"||"Blödhgarm"

The mention of the party set Sunder beaming and for a moment he forgot the firefly fluttering away from his paw. How could he forget the party? It had been a long time since he'd had that much fun. "Unfo'gettable night! Absolutely unfo'gettable! Da only way I coulda fo'got it is if I had mo to drink," he said with a sly chuckle. "Dem?" he asked, raising a paw again to the fireflies. Out of place in the dead of winter as they may have been (and in a cave no less) Sunder couldn't bring himself to be wary of the bugs. "Nah, look at dem! Dey just shy. Now," his head swiveled as he looked back the way he'd come. "Dere was a mouse dat glowed a ways back and he looked a little suspect to me, but dese guys?" Sunder shook his head. No, it would take a sting or a bite or something to convince him otherwise. ""

Okay...this guy was definitely going to be one of those unforgettable people in his life. Even if they never saw each other again after this, though he had a feeling they'd run into each other again in the future. He was, after all, the only naked canine he knew of in the lands. "Agreed," He chuckled as he listened to the odd way the dog spoke. He was amused as naked dog said the bugs were shy. But that the mouse he had come across towards the entrance was suspect. Fair. There were plenty of killer bugs out there in the world, but who was to say these weren't one of them? He knew nothing about them, but naked dog seemed to think they were fine. And maybe they were. "In that case, maybe we ought to test it." He called for his bird companion, and though the palm cockatoo hated being in caved, it didn't take long for him to join the pair in the cave. "Oi! Ye know I don' like these sorts of places so wha' 'as you beggin' me to come in, eh?" He squawked, but he promptly shut his mouth when he spotted the bugs. "Snackies! Don't mind if I do, eh!" The goth bird zipped past the naked dog to catch one of the bugs, chomping down on one and almost as soon as he chomped down, he grimaced and squawked in displeasure. "Gack! These things don' tas' all that great!" He spit it out, sputtering as he wiped his beak. "Who's this furless creature?" He questioned, ignoring the angry buzzing bugs that started to flash around him. "Ignis"||"Blödhgarm"

"We can, we can." Sunder went still as a bird flew into the room. His mouth closed saved for a little space just barely big enough for the tip of his tongue to stick out. As the bird began to speak his head tilted first one way and then the other as he tried to make sense of what he was hearing. It had taken him so long to adjust to the common tongue that even the smallest deviation threw him off. "I canna make out a word of dat, but I get dey donna taste good!" he said with a laugh. Not poisonous didn't mean edible. Normal fireflies were nasty so he wasn't surprised these little oddballs weren't any better. The bird looked to him again and said something, and this time Sunder understood him. Jovially, he introduced himself, "Da furless creatcha is named Sunda, buddy." ""

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