If You're Scared Don't Show It

Aureus had gotten lost. He was traveling north toward the battlefield using a path he didn't normally travel and now he'd gone and gotten himself turned around. Frustrated, with stormy weather on the horizon, Aureus sought out shelter. He noticed a cave entrance and slipped inside, looking for a place to ride out the storm. However, when the tunnel finally opened up into a room he found himself face to face with the magma. It paralyzed him. He could barely move as he stared at it. His heart raced and for a moment he wondered if he was some how beneath Mount Volkan. Was it going to blow again? Why was he just standing there?

He heard movement and immediately pressed himself up against the wall, wondering if some sort of monster was about to emerge. Instead it was a lynx. He eyed her for a moment before stepping out and clearing his throat. "I uh… do you know where we are?"