Over hill, over dale, thru the misty mountain trail

In response to Afi's outburst Tyrian feigned innocence. He widen his eyes and clutched a paw to his chest as though aggrieved by how poorly his joke had been received. "My dear cat," he gasped in a clearly exaggerated tone. "Did you not ask to be pinched?" Tyrian tipped his head to the side and took on a reprimanding tone. "I know you're old, old chap." He tapped his head. "Perhaps your memory is failing you?"

As Afi went off to sulk Tyrian took up roaming around the cobblestone clearing and poking around the cave's entrance. How fascinating! "Something big." How strong would a beast have to be to cut and move these stones? "Tashi mentioned there is some kind of primate in these mountains. Something big. Perhaps they have a hand in it." He'd seen what a little one like Tashi and Amadeus could do. Who knew what the big ones were capable of.

He shot a mischievous glance in Alarr's direction and then jerked his head in the direction of the cave. "Shall we?"