[DROP] It'll take your breath away

a m a l i a The ground beneath her cracks, opening like a maw to swallow the girl whole, and all Amalia can think is: Ah. At least I have a lamp. It started as a normal day: go out, train, gather wood, return and work on tomorrow's bake. She did not expect to fall through a hole in the world, or to wind up underground, in a cavern of glittering ice. Yet the world is full of surprises, and though Amalia finds herself looking around in wonder, it is not the strangest thing to happen to her this year. Since her adventure in the Underground and subsequent meeting with the Voice the girl has opened herself up to the strangeness of her world. Caido, she knows, is a wondrous place, full of beauty and terror and the whims of the gods. The lantern in her hand illuminates softly the shimmering walls of the surrounding cave. She is grateful not to have dropped it in the fall: always cautious, Amalia has been extra careful to carry her light since the encounter with The Voice. Glancing around, the girl spots Desmond, the healer a welcome spot of familiarity in this unusual scene. She draws near him, a curious expression on her angular face, gesturing to the sealed ceiling with the right hand that holds the light. "Another mystery?" the girl asks, wry humor illuminating her alto voice. "Perhaps the gods are testing us, again."