Ingrid’s information was both interesting and useful, and Jigano kept his ears perked behind him to listen. He grinned at her trick of sending people to the dragons, though he couldn’t help but wonder if white dragons here were as prone to nastiness as the ones of his homeworld… ”Could you tell us a bit more about the dragons?” he asked, with perhaps just a smidge of personal interest in his tone.
And then came the pun.
She couldn’t see it, but he was grinning proudly as he snickered in appreciation. ”Oh, you’ll fit in with the Loreseekers just fine,” he declared happily. If you can make it a little farther we can stop to rest and see about repairing that rip, too.”
Loren’s questions would likely also have interesting answers, and Jigano went back to listening, to see if Ingrid had any more to say about Caido history beyond the barrier.
When they reached the next choice in the path, Ingrid voted for left (or at least, not-straight), but Loren’s point about the narrowness of the passage being potentially problematic for some in their party (Zuriel) was well-taken, and Jigano nodded. Amalia gave no more feedback than Deimos had, so Jigano gestured for them to continue on, passing the little side cave by, hoping they could return to it another time.
They walked a ways as the path wound around, the tunnel quiet around them but for their own sounds of conversation and passage. As so often was the case the cave was almost eerily silent, the only lights those they had brought. Everything seemed to be going well for once, but just as they passed a curving turn in the tunnel a loud crack sounded from beneath Zuriel’s hooves, echoing before and ahead of them. They had only a moment to react as the ground began to fall away beneath their feet and above them, cracking and crumbling down into a lower chamber.
Amalia in her owl form fared the best, dodging the rocks dislodged above with nary a feather so much as bent. Unfortunately in so doing she lost her grip on Deimos’s shoulder and was separated from the General in the confusion, ending up in the front of the party and to the right side of the fallen rocks.
Deimos ‘s reactions served him well as he threw himself back to avoid the hazard. His sure footing helped him dance around the treacherous stones both above and below, but he ended up separating from Amalia and most of the rest of the group, including Zuriel. The unicorn might have weakened the floor, but nothing was wrong with hooves that nimbly leapt ahead of the floor as it fell away beneath her feet, carrying her to safety on the far side with Amalia.
Ingrid ‘s pun must have pleased the spirits in the stone, for this time she was able to make it through unscathed – if only barely. Maybe it was skill, or maybe it was luck, but she stumbled back against Deimos and avoided taking any harm from the rocks, not even to her clothing. It did, however, leave her and Deimos separated from the others.
Loren , in the center of the group, found himself in a bit of trouble as those before and behind him hampered his routes of escape. He wasn’t quite fast enough to evade, but he managed to make it most of the way to the front edge of the collapsing section before it fell away beneath his feet. Luckily for him the fall wasn’t far, and though he would slip and scrape himself against the rocks he managed to avoid any serious injury.
When the dust settled Deimos and Ingrid were unharmed on one side of the fallen rocks, while Amalia, Jigano, and Zuriel were on the other side. The ground and ceiling had collapsed and stones had fallen down into a chamber below, filling it until it created an uneven tumble of rocks ranging from three to ten feet below the level of the previous path. Loren had fallen down into the collapse, and was now eight feet below the edge of the newly-created pit, a little worse for wear but able to get out if he was careful. A slender ledge of unbroken ground remained on one side of the fallen stones if people wished to try and cross to one side or the other.
”Do you need any help?” Jigano called to the three in or behind the rocks.
Ingrid has been asked about White Dragons and the Great Clusterfuck.
Deimos and Ingrid are on one side of the rock fall and need to cross it to rejoin the others.
Amalia and Jigano are on the other side of the rock fall.
Loren fell down into the pit but managed to land on top and is only slightly hurt. He needs to find a way back up to the path (he sees no access to the chamber below now that the rocks have closed it off).
Posting Order:
1.Loren
2.Amalia
3. Deimos
4.Ingrid
And then came the pun.
She couldn’t see it, but he was grinning proudly as he snickered in appreciation. ”Oh, you’ll fit in with the Loreseekers just fine,” he declared happily. If you can make it a little farther we can stop to rest and see about repairing that rip, too.”
Loren’s questions would likely also have interesting answers, and Jigano went back to listening, to see if Ingrid had any more to say about Caido history beyond the barrier.
When they reached the next choice in the path, Ingrid voted for left (or at least, not-straight), but Loren’s point about the narrowness of the passage being potentially problematic for some in their party (
They walked a ways as the path wound around, the tunnel quiet around them but for their own sounds of conversation and passage. As so often was the case the cave was almost eerily silent, the only lights those they had brought. Everything seemed to be going well for once, but just as they passed a curving turn in the tunnel a loud crack sounded from beneath Zuriel’s hooves, echoing before and ahead of them. They had only a moment to react as the ground began to fall away beneath their feet and above them, cracking and crumbling down into a lower chamber.
Deimos ‘s reactions served him well as he threw himself back to avoid the hazard. His sure footing helped him dance around the treacherous stones both above and below, but he ended up separating from Amalia and most of the rest of the group, including Zuriel. The unicorn might have weakened the floor, but nothing was wrong with hooves that nimbly leapt ahead of the floor as it fell away beneath her feet, carrying her to safety on the far side with Amalia.
When the dust settled Deimos and Ingrid were unharmed on one side of the fallen rocks, while Amalia, Jigano, and Zuriel were on the other side. The ground and ceiling had collapsed and stones had fallen down into a chamber below, filling it until it created an uneven tumble of rocks ranging from three to ten feet below the level of the previous path. Loren had fallen down into the collapse, and was now eight feet below the edge of the newly-created pit, a little worse for wear but able to get out if he was careful. A slender ledge of unbroken ground remained on one side of the fallen stones if people wished to try and cross to one side or the other.
”Do you need any help?” Jigano called to the three in or behind the rocks.
Ingrid has been asked about White Dragons and the Great Clusterfuck.
Deimos and Ingrid are on one side of the rock fall and need to cross it to rejoin the others.
Amalia and Jigano are on the other side of the rock fall.
Loren fell down into the pit but managed to land on top and is only slightly hurt. He needs to find a way back up to the path (he sees no access to the chamber below now that the rocks have closed it off).
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3. Deimos
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