[Sarah]

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Feuta found herself at the entrance to a broad tunnel. Her shoulders sulked, and she whispered curses at her master for forcing her to this strange place.  Looking back at the path they had followed, she considered leaving. Her master would not be please however, and Feuta figured that she would take her chances in the tunnels. She did not care much for her master, and only stuck around because she needed the shelter and food. She peered through the brush at the tear in the ground. It was wide enough for her to slip though, but no bigger. It was clear to her that her master had been scouting this place out for some time. “wants me to have a use I guess.” She growled. Ska flicked to her side, from where he had been checking some bright flowers deeper in the forest. He clicked at her, disapproving. Ska was grateful to her master for what she provided each of them. Feuta stuck her tongue out in disgust.

[Sarah]

She shuffled forward out of the brush. Her tail lowered, and her ears pricked for any noises. She examined what lay before her. The tunnel was surprisingly bright, “must be lit from the inside.” She barked at Ska, who flipped in the air around her. That fact unsettled her, she did not want anything to be occupying the tunnel she wanted to get in, and get out and go home. Though the idea of bringing back a prize to her master gave her courage; the forest gave the crack a wide berth, she wished the same of herself. She skittered up to the entrance, looking inside nothing popped out at her, creature or otherwise.

[Sarah]

Feuta took a tentative step into the crack; it sloped down into the earth gently. The grey stone felt cool on her paw pad, like it had never been touched by the suns warming rays. She shivered; she was not even inside the cave and already the stone had been untouched by outside elements. Ska traveled ahead of her slowly, showing her that there was nothing to be afraid of. When he had not been attacked by anything she sighed. And pressed on, immersing her whole being into the cave entrance. She sat down, anxiety threatening to choke her. Ska could feel her emotions, she was ready to have a mental breakdown and they hadn’t even started. She floated close to her ear, his squeaking sounded reassuring, but Feuta could almost never tell. She was told that the more time they spent together the more they would be able to understand each other.

[Sarah]

She nodded numbly to Ska, and padded farther down the corridor. The walls where cold, and surprisingly dry; the light that they had seen on the outside had left them. She wandered in total black, her only means of knowing there the walls where was by her fur.  She trudged through the cave, carful where she put her paws in case there was a sudden drop. Her eyes slowly got adjusted to the dark, and after a mile of walking she could see a faint outline of the path ahead. Feuta had to pace herself; over the time they had been walking she had grown more and more claustrophobic. Ska on the other hand flew ahead of her, squeaking excitedly at her to follow him.

[Sarah]

Reaching the end of the tunnel she had been following too many precious seconds of her life. She fluffed her fur up, trying to look more menacing in case they stumbled across another creatures den. She had no such luck. Instead the cave opened up to a beautiful chasm. She stepped up to the ledge, careful to watch her step. She peered down the drop; only blackness came up to greet her. She let out a breath nervously, and continued down the narrow pathway that led her to what she assumed would be the bottom of the trench.

[Sarah]

Ska stayed close to Feuta, worried that she would fall over the edge. His small, nimble body curled around her neck so it looked like she was wearing a small black string around her neck. This was his favorite place to hide, and it usually worked very well. The cave was just as bright as the outside world to him and he felt no fear about being in this place. On his plane of existence, he was welcomed anywhere he pleased. He clicked in her ear, encouraging her to go farther. He had traveled over the whole face of Evelon but he had never gotten the chance to explore its depths.

[Sarah]

Feuta admitted to herself that this wasn’t the more gracious thing she had ever done. The path had gone from a slight downward slope, to being almost perpendicular to the floor of the cavern. She skidded down the path but it was more like a tumble, her claws tried grasped at the rock with no avail. Her claws ached and where worn down to stubs. Some of them where bleeding, others where very close to it. Ska swung around her neck, his movements where effortless like he was just part of the air around her.

[Sarah]

Desperately Feuta tried to grip the ground, the walls, anything. The threat of tumbling down the path was great. Then it happened, of course it happened the odds were against her the whole time. From the moment her master suggested it she knew it would not end well for her. She had not held enough onto the rock, now she was tumbling to her possible death. Her body contorted painfully and she smeared down the path. Ska flitted about her to be broken body, squeaking anxiously. Over the pain Feuta tried her best to memorize her surroundings; in case she lived from the ordeal they would have a way out of this mess. But she was still in total blackness, and she could only feel. That made it worse, her pain was brought to the front of her mind and she was flung down the chasm.

[Sarah]

After every piece of her body was thoroughly bruised, she came to a halt. It was more like a crash, she tangle of limbs and fur slammed into the rock wall that she now so desperately clung to. She was afraid to open her eyes, and to her surprise, she didn’t smell any blood… at least none of her own. Ska was a good as ever, but the air around him shivered with anxiety. She peeked out into the new realm she was in. her eyes had to adjust; this place was so stunningly bright. She looked up, and again only darkness met her. She must have tumbled for over an hour. She rolled into her side, untangling her paws and tail. Her wide ears perking up to the new sounds the cavern offered.

[Sarah]

It seemed to Ska that fungus were the cause of the sharp glow the cavern had adopted. He flitted around Feuta gingerly. Nothing looked to be broken, and there was no visible blood. Ska heard the Sahound let out a huff. Relived he stopped his buzzing, a noise he made when he felt pain. He could not feel any physical pain of course, but the mental pain of losing Feuta might have been worse. He urged her to get up. And Ska watched as she tentatively put her weight on her paws. Her face flashed in pain, but only or a moment.

[Sarah]

Putting weight on her paws was painful, but she was lucky that nothing was broken. She glanced back up the path. “I really hope there is another, easier way out.” She mumbled, watching Ska flit about the circular cavern they were in. only two other passages lay before them, one wet downwards, the other kept level to the floor they were on now. “Which way?” she asked, Ska’s senses where better than her own, he could see in the dark he could feel the atmosphere around them better. Ska flitted down one path, returning shortly, then down the next. He came back looking confused.

[Sarah]

After taking a moment to contemplate upon his choices Ska chose to go through the tunnel that went deeper into the earth. Why he chose this Feuta had no idea, but she followed him. Trusting that Ska would know what way would lead them to the safest place, or at least a place to find an exotic pet for her master. “Do you really think we’ll find something?” she asked, her eyes showed that she did not believe they would find anything. Ska looked back at her, his head nodded faintly. She was not reassured, this path was a lot better than the previous; the slant downwards was hardly noticeable. It was easy walking which Feuta was thankful for.

[Sarah]

Ska was careful not to go to war away from Feuta, the Glowing fungus that had been in the last area had disappeared. He looked though the dark, he could have sworn he saw something moving in the darkness. That was why he had chosen this path; it would get then out of the tunnels faster. He was eager to explore, but he felt bad that Feuta had gotten hurt. He did feel bad, though it was more guilt that he felt. He could have told her to skip the caves and just return home.

[Sarah]

They had both made their choice to enter the caves, Feuta knew this. She was wary now of what lay before them. The path hadn’t steepened, but they were headed downwards at a steady rate. Still she did not see the light like that when she had been on the surface. Ska squeaked a warning her way. “Not again.” She almost cried. She stepped closer to him; it had not been the drop she was expecting. Instead the path widened, and two paths lay ahead. They seemed to be mocking them somehow.

[Sarah]

Walking up to each of them she sniffed at them. They smelt the same… like old cold, but there was something else, something she had never smelled before. Ska motioned to go into the left tunnel. She agreed, in a maze the rule was to take every left turn, why shouldn’t this be any different? “Here we go.” She said her heart sinking deeper and deeper into despair. Nothing in her head was positive, not anymore. She just wanted out! Holding back a scream, she stopped. Before she could go any further she would need to smooth her nerves.