Into the Depths: Investigating the Shimmering Shore Tunnels (Group 1)

If the ground forgot its job one more time, Isa was going to lose it. The earth had crumbled again, thrusting the old woman into deeper darkness. The first fall had been bad, but this one was worse. The amount of dirty that fell atop her was heavy and damp. It took the elderly wolf a bit of time to claw herself free. By the time she was standing in the tunnel, her old body was sore and bruised.

It took a few moments for her eyes to adjust to the darkness but Isa could still hear, despite the dirt in her ears. Shallow, quick breathing as though someone was panicking. With a grimace at her groaning bones, Isa moved towards the sound.

Icy blue eyes had adjusted to the murky darkness by the time Isa arrived at the girls side. She could see that the younger wolfs eyes were wide and she was struggling to regain her breathing. The motherly old wolf gently shushed and murmured, stepping forward to gently pat one paw. "In through your nose and out through your mouth, " she instructed. "My name is Isa. What's yours? " she sought to distract the girl.

Now that her vision had acclimated to the dark, Isa inspected the giant tunnel. Had they really fallen from that high up? Large furrows were cut into the earth as though something had been dragging itself through. It reminded Isa of worms tunneling underground... but this would be a gigantic worm, if so.

"Isa"