I Losted

It was Corentine's turn to watch the kids, giving Brandr a much needed break. He had no duties to take care of for Celestial today and so he thought he'd take the time to travel and familiarize himself with the western territories. Brandr started north in a round about sort of way, trying to avoid the most barren parts of the terrain as the sun rose ever higher. Summer would be coming to an end soon and he could scarcely believe how much time had flown by. His kids would soon be nine months old, swiftly approaching a year and then what would they do? He'd kept close to Celestial, keeping an ear out for the condition of Abaven only to find they had been liberated. The Abraxas wolf had left and now another was in his place who bore no connection to the invaders. All was well… at least for now. Brandr doubted the Abraxas would be silent for long but the moment of relief lifted a weight off his shoulders. When the children were a bit over a year he was debating about starting a nomadic group and traveling with his family. There was just so much to think about.

Panting Brandr eyed an opening in the mountainous area he was traversing. It was almost high noon and he was far to hot for comfort. Slipping into the cavern he let out a sigh of relief. The cool air felt good, maybe he ought to do some exploring while he was in here? Brandr had just started to move deeper into the cavern when he heard a pup scream. His fur stood right on end. Had he imagined it? Throwing caution to the wind Brandr raced in what he thought was the direction of the yell. He could dimly hear voices and as he turned sharply to follow the sound he stumbled and tumbled into a small cavern that was lit with the strange glow of some eerie mushrooms.

Shaking his head in an effort to regain his senses he spied two young girls. "Was it you who yelled? Are you alright?" He looked around futilely for the parents of the pups all the while hoping they weren't injured. Corentine was a healer but Brandr barely knew enough to scrape by and he certainly didn't have anything on him to help. Brandr turned to squint at the opening he'd fallen through into this strange cavern. Crap… he hadn't been paying the best attention as he ran to the rescue. He sure hoped he could get all of them out again.