you said you like tight quarters, right?

The doe in the valley was released and Xurek was ready to head back to the knolls. Tired from not just one, but several predator attacks, he had had enough exploring for the day. As the sky grew darker, he walked with Uruk back east in the most direct path that he could navigate them in. Not long into their journey back, dark clouds, nearly black in color, rolled in from the north. With it, came sheets of rain that pummeled their backs and made it near impossible to see. "We must take cover," Xurek suggests though it is more of an order. If they wished to see the next morning alive and avoid flash flooding, they would have to find somewhere dry to camp.

Through the downpour, Xurek can see a faint glow around a large, dark opening. Grunting to gather Uruk's attention, he leads the other stallion into the entrance of the cavern. Stopping just inside, where the wind wouldn't blow even more rain onto them, he shakes off before taking a look around. At first, it is almost too dark to see, but slowly his eyes adjust. He notices how his hooves don't make a clacking noise, but instead were softly muffled by thick beds of moss. Again, he notices a glow toward the back, a captivating gentle blue that draws him farther into the cavern. "Perhaps there are edible plants in here," he mentions to Uruk.

A few more feet in, he is forced to stop, head rising and ears twisting forward. From his right, he hears a loud hiss followed by the sound of scales slithering along stone. Another predator? His mind grumbles with exhaustion as he lets out a loud snort, stomping his hoof to try and deter the massive snake from attempting to attack them. It doesn't seem to move away, but only slide closer...

Xurek Namorn