If You're Scared Don't Show It

The cat frizzed up at the sight of him but she soon calmed and introduced herself as Natha. She stated that the place was called Hell's River. Huh, that seemed like an apt name for such a place. It still unnerved him that she didn't know for sure where it lead to. This could very well be the beating heart of Mount Volkan. He felt anger stir in his stomach. He wanted to stop that heart from beating. His eyes examined the rocky ceiling. How thick was it? Could he dig down and expose it to air? No, that was silly. He couldn't dig through solid rock but he hoped that maybe the fierce winter storms of the north could choke off the magma river. He had heard Griff mention explosives once before. Maybe he could find some way to shatter the rock. "It's well named. My name is Aureus, by the way. Do you think we're beneath Mount Volkan?"