Show No Fear

As they ventured forth the darkness fell like a heavy shroud over them. One that felt different from any night Enyo had ever experienced. The absence of the moon and stars unsettled her. It was wrong, all her instincts screamed it was wrong. Enyo refused to let it show. She listened as Redrum muttered something about the place calling to them. It wasn't something she noticed but the more she contemplated the more she realized just how scarily accurate that statement was. She could hear the curiosity- was that excitement in his voice? Enyo realized though that this place was calling them.

Should they turn around? The call wasn't from a place of love. It seemed ominous... Predatory. She would rather explore and know than put any of her family at risk. Besides, Enyo believed she was the most able-bodied.

"Perhaps it does," she murmured back, her tone dismissive but her eyes betrayed an understanding. The land seemed ancient and powerful. The stone pillars, worn and towering, spoke of secrets untold. This was what she craved to discover, something she could conquer, a test of her strength and wits against the unknown. A new place to subdue to the will of the Dunamis.

When the tremor came, Enyo immediately stilled. Her ears flicked and her muscles tensed as she took in their surroundings. It was nothing like a fight. No clear opponent, no tangible threat. It was the world. Everywhere! Yet, it stirred something within her. The earth itself challenged them, and she could feel the weight of it pressing down as if daring them to continue.

"The tremors are getting more violent. Surely." She noted matter-of-factly.

Redrum's response didn't go unnoticed. She shot him a glance, catching the predatory glint in his eyes, the hint of excitement that seemed to mirror her own. She was calculated and vicious. He was dangerous and unpredictable. That edge thrilled her, even if she wouldn’t admit it. A wolf like Redrum was like her, a weapon.

His murmured words reached her ears, and Enyo let out a short, quiet laugh, her lips curling into a smirk. "Fear is not something we afford," she replied, her voice steady and commanding.

She turned her gaze forward, eyes sharp as they pierced the shadows ahead. Every movement, every sound was heightened by the suffocating darkness around them. Enyo’s heart was ignited with an anticipation that matched Redrum’s, the thrill of the unknown driving her forward. She was aware of him behind her, close enough to be a shadow, yet always half a step behind. It was the right place for him- supporting but never leading.

As the ground shuddered again, her stance shifted, muscles coiling, prepared for whatever came next. Redrum’s excitement was palpable, his presence like an electric current beside her. She found herself reveling in it, her eyes narrowing in determination as she pressed onward, her head held high.

“This land may seek to test us, but it will not see us falter," she said, her voice carrying over the darkness as they moved deeper into the unknown. There was a promise there, spoken aloud not just for Redrum to hear, but for herself.

And so they continued, her steps deliberate, her body poised for action. She would not be cowed, not by the dark, nor the earth beneath her, nor the power that seemed to pulse from the stone pillars around them.

"Stay close to me please Redrum."

"SPEECH"