crumble beneath my stare

While Asa was more outspoken in her emotions of the goings on around them, Xurek kept it tightly locked away. Even her comment about the gods didn't bring much of a reaction from him. On the inside, he huffed and imagined himself rolling his eyes, but his exterior was cool and void of emotion. There was no use in showing emotion here. Not when there was so much at risk.

Instead, he nodded in agreement to Asa's suggestion of moving inward and followed her at an easy walk. If he were being truthful, he would say he's downright terrified. Not knowing anything was never a good thing. And not being able to find out anything about what was going made it all worse. His own mind turns to the hairless monkeys from stories old as his jade gaze lingers on the carvings.

"Are we sure these are naturally forming?" Xurek finally questions as he pulls up beside Asa.

Xurek Namorn