Who am I, that the morning star would light the way for my wandering heart?
Seren looked from her father to her friend, and nodded as she got the message.
They turned back. The path was still steep and slick with ice, and it turned out that getting back up was a lot more difficult than scaling down.
Ronin has the best success, and makes it up to the cavern mouth quite without incident. Behind him however, the situation was quickly beginning to spiral out of hand.
Seren and Sah were both scrabbling for footing, even while keeping to the sides of the narrow path. Their feet scraped loose a few good sized chunks of hard-packed snow in the attempt to leave, and with a loud clatter the clumps tumble and bounce down, down, to thump against the side of the Ursur. With a grunt the giant bear creature came awake, bleary eyed and blinking against the sticking light of torches. With a roar, it lurched onto its feet, decidedly displeased with being awakened to find intruders in its lair.
This was where Sah's day began to turn really bad. Lilly's tiny puppy feet suddenly gave out on her on the treacherous path, and she was sent skidding on her belly past him, past Seren and right back down towards the Ursur!
Seren made a desperate grab for the wolf cub when she came careening past, and while she managed to catch the scruff, her own feet gave way, and sent her slipping down several feet before latching onto a crack in the wall. Barely managing to cling to the path without skidding further down, Seren and Lilly now found themselves staring at a lumbering mass of fur and tusks that came charging straight towards them.
Clutching the puppy to her chest, Seren was torn. Instinct told her to take cover by slipping herself and the small companion onto the Island, but stubbornness even now made her hesitate. They had barely begun this journey of no-magic exploration... was it really going to end already?
Oh no! The ursur woke up and is being a complete grump!
Ronin manages to scale the slippery path without slipping, and makes it safely up to the mouth of the cavern.
Sah is having more trouble; in the attempt to scale the slippery path he and Seren accidentally kick loose some chunks of ice that tumble down and waken the Ursur. And it doesn't end there; Lilly slips and despite his best intentions begins to skid back down the path, right towards the Ursur!
Seren manages to catch Lilly as she comes skidding past, but looses her footing in the process! Barely holding on to the wall, she and the puppy is now directly in the path of the charging Ursur.
Decide: Will you to attempt fighting the Ursur off without magic, or abort the mission? The situation can still be salvaged! But is it worth the risk?
They turned back. The path was still steep and slick with ice, and it turned out that getting back up was a lot more difficult than scaling down.
Ronin has the best success, and makes it up to the cavern mouth quite without incident. Behind him however, the situation was quickly beginning to spiral out of hand.
Seren and Sah were both scrabbling for footing, even while keeping to the sides of the narrow path. Their feet scraped loose a few good sized chunks of hard-packed snow in the attempt to leave, and with a loud clatter the clumps tumble and bounce down, down, to thump against the side of the Ursur. With a grunt the giant bear creature came awake, bleary eyed and blinking against the sticking light of torches. With a roar, it lurched onto its feet, decidedly displeased with being awakened to find intruders in its lair.
This was where Sah's day began to turn really bad. Lilly's tiny puppy feet suddenly gave out on her on the treacherous path, and she was sent skidding on her belly past him, past Seren and right back down towards the Ursur!
Seren made a desperate grab for the wolf cub when she came careening past, and while she managed to catch the scruff, her own feet gave way, and sent her slipping down several feet before latching onto a crack in the wall. Barely managing to cling to the path without skidding further down, Seren and Lilly now found themselves staring at a lumbering mass of fur and tusks that came charging straight towards them.
Clutching the puppy to her chest, Seren was torn. Instinct told her to take cover by slipping herself and the small companion onto the Island, but stubbornness even now made her hesitate. They had barely begun this journey of no-magic exploration... was it really going to end already?
Oh no! The ursur woke up and is being a complete grump!
Ronin manages to scale the slippery path without slipping, and makes it safely up to the mouth of the cavern.
Sah is having more trouble; in the attempt to scale the slippery path he and Seren accidentally kick loose some chunks of ice that tumble down and waken the Ursur. And it doesn't end there; Lilly slips and despite his best intentions begins to skid back down the path, right towards the Ursur!
Seren manages to catch Lilly as she comes skidding past, but looses her footing in the process! Barely holding on to the wall, she and the puppy is now directly in the path of the charging Ursur.
Decide: Will you to attempt fighting the Ursur off without magic, or abort the mission? The situation can still be salvaged! But is it worth the risk?
Seren
