The silence of the caverns is deafening. The darkness is comforting to the young boy and he finds himself slipping away from the familiar presence of his parents and into the unknown. Steel had grown accustomed to the salty air of the ocean and the constant song of sea-birds overhead, and these caves are something entirely different. The air is dank here, thick with the stench of mildew and.. emptiness. There is no life in these caves, which only further piques his curiosity. With a fair bit of wariness he begins his descent into the cavern. His paw-steps are careful and deliberate; he knows his parents would not survive without him, and he dares not risk putting them into danger by being stupid. Though far from timid, he is certainly not brash enough to step into danger so willingly.
The boy is quiet as he makes his way downward, the strange smell of the cavern growing stronger with each step, though he continues on. What he might find here, he doesn't know; but he still maintains a childlike wonder at things he does not know, and he can't help but continue into the darkness, straining to see in front of him as his eyes begin to adjust to the caves. His tail raises behind him, offering a bit of balance as he pads along the slick stone that makes up the cavern.
