Before he could react to her shenanigans, the ground trembled beneath them! She started to take a step back when the sand behind her crumbled. She dived forward into his dark and blue arms before she could think.
They fell through the cracks in the earth, down, down, down until they landed hard on the cavern floor. Other than her breath racing in and out of her lungs she was unscathed. She looked up at the sky where they had fallen from, the red stain shining a dark light over them far below the surface. She suddenly jerked her head back and looked down at her landing pad. Suddenly she remembered that This Was Not a Brother! She froze as she felt his large paw over her back, checking her for injuries. This was quite unbecoming for an Atotsugi of Tojo-Kai! A warmth entered her face, shown through her pale fur as she slowly pulled herself back and shyly looked toward one of the sandstone walls.
"Are you... hurt?" She asked softly, not looking at him. What if one of her brothers or if her father found out she was fraternizing with a male without an escort? Was that what that was? These feelings were brand new for her. Her experience rendered her sheltered from her life hidden in the bamboo walls.
She looked up again, how were they going to get out? Could they dig upwards along a wall?
Speech // thought // Nihongo
