★ Follow the Fireflies

Artorias broke his line of sight with the fireflies when he heard approaching paws, spotting his half-brother Malik coming up to him, followed shortly by a white and navy wolf who matched him in size and stature that he didn't recognize. Both of them had apparently been drawn in by the fireflies as well. Malik asked if they should go in after them. "I don't know..." Art murmured in response, the apprehension clear in his voice as he gazed down the dark tunnels of the caves. He remembered what had happened the last time he'd gone down there... But no sooner had he spoken, the stranger gave them a nonchalant grin and sauntered in after the fireflies on his own. "Hey, wait!" But it was too late; the stranger had vanished into the dark.

"Gods dammit..." Now Artorias had a choice to make. He had to consider his half-sibling's safety, but he also doubted that the other wolf would be fine on his own down there. Would he be able to leave not knowing the fate of the stranger he could have saved? With a groan of frustration, Artorias looked over to Malik and motioned down the cave. "We should go in after him. Safety in numbers," he said to the sabered wolf as he made his way into the cave and down the dark tunnels towards the multicolored glowing lights a ways ahead. "Breathe in slow, short breaths, and if you start to feel lightheaded or strange, you tell me and we get out." With his warning issued, Artorias led the way down into the dark after Maverick, using the light of the fireflies to guide them down into the earth.

"Artorias Carpathius" | "Carpathian" | "Corbin" | "Eira" | "Argent"