Damn! Tal swore softly to himself but didn't break stride. He'd missed his mark - barely - but at least he wasn't any further behind this time. The narrow tunnel they were in made it impossible to pass Sah even if he'd had the speed for it, but the courier gritted his teeth and did his best to keep pace until an opportunity presented himself. Maybe the next time they had to jump over an offering or pit or--
The walls suddenly opened wide into the larger cavern and Tal was brought up short as Sah suddenly swerved in front of him. "Hey!" He yelped, having to short-step and lose momentum or risk a fall. But there was a pile of strangely carved wooden sticks that he almost ran into as he also swerved--
And he snagged one as he went past, flicking it towards Sah's feet with a friendly taunt: "Look out below!" If nothing else maybe he could distract him and be first into the new tunnel!
The walls suddenly opened wide into the larger cavern and Tal was brought up short as Sah suddenly swerved in front of him. "Hey!" He yelped, having to short-step and lose momentum or risk a fall. But there was a pile of strangely carved wooden sticks that he almost ran into as he also swerved--
And he snagged one as he went past, flicking it towards Sah's feet with a friendly taunt: "Look out below!" If nothing else maybe he could distract him and be first into the new tunnel!
