Good To See You
08-26-2015, 02:29 AM
Esa flicked her ears back as she heard him chuckle about her remarks - so, he had noticed her cautiousness after all. She grinned to herself as she lightly padded her paws around the dark inner cave. She felt Miksa come up to her side when she had paused, uncertain of the sloping cave floor and the rhythmic drip-drip coming from deeper within. Yet his comments reassured her that it was okay, and glancing sideways at him, she nodded. She trusted his judgement, as he seemed to have a strong intuition, and wasn't one to rush brashly into any situation. And feeling the rough stone beneath her paws ensured her that he was right - this cavern was as sturdy as the mountain itself. "Alright, we'll go slow and it'll be fine," she repeated, smiling as he took the lead. When had he grown braver? She wouldn't question it a moment longer as she watched him carefully shuffle his way down the steep decline, finding his footing comfortably at the bottom. When he glanced back up at her, she realized she hadn't moved a paw step, watching him so intently. She smiled and followed after him, placing each paw carefully, yet eager to catch up with him. He was waiting for her below, and though the lighting was dim, she could tell that he was looking out for her. Still, one of her clumsy paws stubbed on a small jutting piece of stone, and she quickly found herself stumbling. She managed to catch herself awkwardly and keep from falling, but her stride was offbeat and she bumbled into Miksa, her shoulder bumping into his. Though the collision was minor, she still found herself on her rump after bouncing off of him and attempting futilely to catch her balance. "Sorry, Miksa," she murmured in embarrassment, "I should be more careful. Sometimes I think I don't know the meaning of 'take it slow'." Of course she had tripped up the moment she'd started moving too quickly, so intent on catching up that she'd lost her footing. At least he'd been there to catch her fall, and she wasn't in this alone. It was fun. As she looked at their surroundings now, she realized that there was a faint light coming from deeper within. How could that be? Was their another entrance to the cave? She suddenly felt a drop of water plop down on her head, and when she looked up, she could see the outline of a strange, sharp looking stone jutting down from the ceiling. How peculiar. She glanced toward the dim light again, then looked to Miksa. "It looks like there's light coming into the cave from up ahead," she mentioned, though she was sure he'd already noticed, "How can that be?" In a way she was curious and hoped they would find out, but this time around she was more than willing to take his word if he advised against going too far into this cave.[/color] |