They very quickly learned a few important nuggets of information from Ingrid: dragons here could talk, Halo was transformed by some magical catastrophe, and Neron was not exactly held in high regard by all of his people.
And Ingrid had an unexpected soft spot for the would-be Tyrant. That gave Jigano a moment’s pause as he glanced back at her – just as the floor gave way beneath them and they had other things to worry about.
When the dust had settled they were separated, but no one had been more than bruised. Jigano stepped back as a bear appeared out of thin air, flicking a startled glance towards Amalia before realizing it was one ofLoren ’s. The summoner was able to make it out of the pit with the bear’s help easily, healed of all but his bruised pride as he was set on his feet on sturdy ground once more. ”Just a little farther,” Jigano asked him coaxingly, seeing that the other mage appeared unharmed after Healing himself. ”We’ve come this far already, it seems a shame to turn back so soon. Besides, I’m worried that the first rockfall might have damaged the entrance,” he admitted, showing Loren the map he’d been drawing. The rocks that had fallen from above in the first cavern they had dead-ended in had been below the cave where they had come in from. ”And if we go back we’ll have to make it through those sharp crystals again.“ They might have to anyways, but not if they could find another way out…
Deimos reassured the others before coming to join them, his flight unhampered by further unstable stones from above as he made his way over the rock-filled hole in the floor, deftly avoiding the unstable footing with feathered finesse. He was able to rejoin Amalia and Zuriel without incident, though perhaps he had left Ingrid a little too soon…
Ingrid was always able to find a little levity in any situation, it seemed, even if her pun this time elicited an amused groan from the Provost. ”I dunno,” he said dubiously. ”That one seems a bit unpolished compared to your other gems, but I’ll granite you points for effort, at least.” He mostly expected Deimos to ignore their banter, but was fully prepared to duck a swat from Loren or Amalia. Then, however, the new Loreseeker’s voice came back with a bit less humor. Not much, mind, but enough that Jigano turned to find her balanced precariously with the ledge crumbling beneath her as they spoke, threatening to drop her into the pit as well. The bard reached out instinctively with his magic to stabilize it, shoving at the tumbled stones in the pit beneath to build them up into a wider platform for Ingrid to cross on. There was sweat on his brow as she stepped safely to the other side and he let the earthen construction go, the boulders rolling back to the previous places with rumbling clatters.
Getting Zuriel back across the pit would be no easy feat, so for the moment it made sense to continue onwards, led byAmalia ‘s owl eyes. She would be able to see beyond the edge of the lantern’s light, into the darkness ahead where the tunnel curved first back and then to their left before it straightened and smoothed out. Again they came to a T intersection, but Jigano showed them the map he’d been drawing. The right-hand path likely led to a deadend, unless the tunnel suddenly rose or descended below the level they’d been walking on. It made more sense for the moment to go to the left – though they could come back and explore that turn later, perhaps, especially if they needed to find a way back that bypassed the rockfall.
The right hand path soon led them to a three-way choice: right, left-and-straight, or left-and-turn. Amalia was able to use her enhanced vision to see that, just beyond the lantern’s glow, the right hand path led to a dead end, but something gleamed whitely against the wall. Jigano looked over to his Loreseeker friends (and friends of the Loreseekers, Deimos and Zuriel), and raised a brow. ”Preferences this time?” he asked, hopeful that they’d recovered some of their spirit after the easy walk since the second rockfall.
Pick a direction! Amalia has a bit more information, if she wants to share it.
Posting Order:
1.Amalia
2. Deimos
3.Ingrid
4.Loren
And Ingrid had an unexpected soft spot for the would-be Tyrant. That gave Jigano a moment’s pause as he glanced back at her – just as the floor gave way beneath them and they had other things to worry about.
When the dust had settled they were separated, but no one had been more than bruised. Jigano stepped back as a bear appeared out of thin air, flicking a startled glance towards Amalia before realizing it was one of
Deimos reassured the others before coming to join them, his flight unhampered by further unstable stones from above as he made his way over the rock-filled hole in the floor, deftly avoiding the unstable footing with feathered finesse. He was able to rejoin Amalia and Zuriel without incident, though perhaps he had left Ingrid a little too soon…
Getting Zuriel back across the pit would be no easy feat, so for the moment it made sense to continue onwards, led by
The right hand path soon led them to a three-way choice: right, left-and-straight, or left-and-turn. Amalia was able to use her enhanced vision to see that, just beyond the lantern’s glow, the right hand path led to a dead end, but something gleamed whitely against the wall. Jigano looked over to his Loreseeker friends (and friends of the Loreseekers, Deimos and Zuriel), and raised a brow. ”Preferences this time?” he asked, hopeful that they’d recovered some of their spirit after the easy walk since the second rockfall.
Pick a direction! Amalia has a bit more information, if she wants to share it.
1.
2. Deimos
3.
4.
