Alive In The Lights

Her response was simple enough. A gruff 'humph' would result in a responding answer from him, though before either of them could comment any further, the loudest thunderclap he'd ever heard seemed to shake the cave itself. That was when he'd lost it. And he was sure that had he been outside or closer to the entrance, it would have been much worse. But even this was loud enough to turn his calming fear into a one that made his heart leap into his throat and an involuntary yelp spilling from his tongue, his hackles stuck up all over his body and his eyed widened in fear. As if some sort of unseen creature were after him, the large male would turn tail and run further into the cave. His fear was irrational at this point, adrenaline pumping through him as he ran headlong and blindly through the pathways. His fear scent was overpowering now, and he didn't even realize that he might have left Faite somewhere behind him lost in his dust.

It felt like hours, but in reality it was mere minutes possibly even just the longest seconds of his life. Whatever one it was, his legs finally buckled beneath him and he dropped to the ground, his body pressing against the cave wall as if it were a lifeline. The beam of support that might keep him together. His body shook uncontrollably, his breathing coming out ragged as his eyes squeezed shut. He knew the lightning couldn't get him here. He knew thunder was just a sound. But his mind seemed to tell him otherwise.