Spooky Cave (Winter)

Well, it appeared that hoping for the best was the wrong choice. She quickly found herself in a heap of trouble. It was steep and dark, the girl feeling hopelessly lost, tired, and out of breath as she slipped and even missed her footing. She fell. Hard. And it was enough to knock her out for a bit. When she came to, she could feel a sharp pain on her side and she could feel the warmth of blood on the left side of her ribs. Her breath hitched as she tried to pull herself up, the macaque doing her best to calm the now anxiety-ridden girl. Her claws scraped on stone as she scrambled to her feet, the polar bear cape on her back at least absorbed some of the impact of her fall to prevent her back from breaking. With some effort, she and her companion began to search for a way out considering she wouldn't be able to climb out the way she had fallen. Eventually, she came to a large room with bits of light that shone onto some mesmerizing crystals. Despite the pain she was in, she was enthralled. She knew if she kept going though, she wouldn't be able to turn back later...but she also couldn't see how she'd be able to get back the way she had come. Her sides hurt too much to climb, so she kept going and descended the slope. The ground felt soothing on her now weary paws, the microfauna and the fireflies that now floated about did help to soothe her racing heart and the anxious feelings she'd been having. As she moved, she heard something crash to the ground with enough force she gripped the shaking ground with her claws. Eyes closing for a moment from the sound of impact. Although she was curious, she was rooted in place. She squeezed her eyes shut as panic began to grip her. Luckily for her, however, her companion gently led the way so that at least she wasn't rooted to the spot in fear to investigate where the crystal had fallen. Feeling perhaps there was a way out in that direction.

Left, towards the crashing noise!