Our own Discovery

His captivated answer delighted her! He was just as enthralled as she was. She mused to herself at how his mind was a treasure, seeking wonders all the time. She noted how his gaze would drift and wander over the walls. The animated wolf would be a fine landmark for their trek, and easy to find for others to navigate with.

He asked if they should keep going and she nodded with an eager smile, lifting the lantern to carry it in her maw. The light flickered with the flame as it swung again. She would let him wander up ahead and around her and use his curious eyes to find his own discovery. She wondered what his focus would be in the future. She always had a penchant for the two legs and their strange contraptions, crazy inventions, and sordid histories. Histories that didn't seem so different from their own. The caves grew darker still as they walked. Pools of water scattered about and the stalactites met their stalagmites in sturdy pillars.

She looked up at the looming calcite teeth hanging above them. In some places, the stalagmites looked like melted candle wax over the walls.

What else might they find?