Halo might have been Tal's favorite place in all the world, but he had a tie for least favorite.
Hak Etme and the Climb vied for the top of that list, with the winner changing depending on whichever one he was closest to the at the moment.
Today, the Climb was the winner!
...But he was uncharacteristically glad for the errand that had taken him from his home this time.
A subdued ourier and dragon had made the trip over the mountains and down to the Crust, dodging Gore Crows and lava wyrms until they could slip into the Burrows. He kept a glumly hopeful eye out for any sign of Melita, but alas her curly red mane was nowhere to be soon as he adjusted his Goggles down to account for the shadows underground. The light of red-hot magma flowing in its sluggish rivers below the Crust gave the scene a lurid glow but he was sweating bullets by the time he left it behind for the tunnels leading for the Roar.
At least he had a corrected map this time. Though the waterfall's eponymous sound made its direction easy to guess, even if choosing the right tunnel was more of a challenge.
Boreal grumbled mournfully as the magma-glow faded behind them and Tal blinked in surprise. "Oh! Yeah, good point, girl. Hold on..." Digging around in his Bag of Holding he pulled out a lantern and lighter and soon a calmer light blossomed in the tunnel to light their way. Already feeling a little better as the heat fell away and the humidity rose, Tal hurried his steps to reach the mouth of the great cavern that held the Mountain's Roar.
Sah
Hak Etme and the Climb vied for the top of that list, with the winner changing depending on whichever one he was closest to the at the moment.
Today, the Climb was the winner!
...But he was uncharacteristically glad for the errand that had taken him from his home this time.
A subdued ourier and dragon had made the trip over the mountains and down to the Crust, dodging Gore Crows and lava wyrms until they could slip into the Burrows. He kept a glumly hopeful eye out for any sign of Melita, but alas her curly red mane was nowhere to be soon as he adjusted his Goggles down to account for the shadows underground. The light of red-hot magma flowing in its sluggish rivers below the Crust gave the scene a lurid glow but he was sweating bullets by the time he left it behind for the tunnels leading for the Roar.
At least he had a corrected map this time. Though the waterfall's eponymous sound made its direction easy to guess, even if choosing the right tunnel was more of a challenge.
Boreal grumbled mournfully as the magma-glow faded behind them and Tal blinked in surprise. "Oh! Yeah, good point, girl. Hold on..." Digging around in his Bag of Holding he pulled out a lantern and lighter and soon a calmer light blossomed in the tunnel to light their way. Already feeling a little better as the heat fell away and the humidity rose, Tal hurried his steps to reach the mouth of the great cavern that held the Mountain's Roar.
Sah
