30.Oct.17, 04:32 AM
R’dare sighed as he gave in and followed. It wouldn’t do to put up a fuss. He really didn’t want to ruin her good mood and take away this day of exploring. He knew how hard the landslide had been on her with losing her mother and then taking care of her father that was struggling not to lose his mind. Madiquel deserved having a part of her childhood back, even if she was now fourteen and they were both technically too old for such things. Besides, it was just a cave, likely didn’t even go back that far and was just an open space carved by the water over time.
That didn’t mean R’dal was getting off that easily though. Tell Edath to tell Rist that he can find new as for tonight. And tomorrow night. R’dare grumped at his dragon before following behind Madiquel a few paces. He belatedly reached out a hand to stop her from jumping across the rocks when he saw they were a bit treacherous but she was already off and hopping. His breath caught when she nearly fell and sighed with relief when she righted herself and continued on like nothing happened. When she beckoned for him to follow again, R’dare gave a smile and started his trek across. He was a bit taller with longer legs so he didn’t find the spacing to be too much of an issue but he did almost lose his footing twice due to the slippery flat surfaces.
When he made it across, Madiquel was already zipping inside. She wasn’t kidding about not resting! He made it across one obstacle, now all he had to do was walk inside. Which he did after three deep breaths to steady his nerves.
“I’d think you were trying g to kill me but then you’d have to carry any of the treasures we find back on your own,” and the whole lack of dragon thing by that point would make getting g back to Fort Weyr a bit tricky since they were apparently down near Southern Boll. But those happy thoughts weren’t needed as he focused on his surroundings to decide if he liked them or not. It turned out that if he was any taller than he’d enjoy the exploring hunched over with a backache by the time they left. For once he was thankful for not getting a few more inches out of his dad’s genes. The low ceiling currently didn’t bother him too much thanks to some shorter rooms that were used for storage. He felt he might even be fine if they stayed within sight of the entrance and there weren’t any tunnels or narrowing paths.
Oh.
He saw where Madiquel was and frowned when he figured out her intention. He wandered a bit closer to examine the narrow tunnel. “How long do you think it is? Wonder if it opens into another large room.” That would be nice. He might be a leader to handle a short walk into another one area. Maybe. It wasn’t like it was something he had tested out since realizing he much preferred the open space of the beach or forest to, well, whatever laid before him.
That didn’t mean R’dal was getting off that easily though. Tell Edath to tell Rist that he can find new as for tonight. And tomorrow night. R’dare grumped at his dragon before following behind Madiquel a few paces. He belatedly reached out a hand to stop her from jumping across the rocks when he saw they were a bit treacherous but she was already off and hopping. His breath caught when she nearly fell and sighed with relief when she righted herself and continued on like nothing happened. When she beckoned for him to follow again, R’dare gave a smile and started his trek across. He was a bit taller with longer legs so he didn’t find the spacing to be too much of an issue but he did almost lose his footing twice due to the slippery flat surfaces.
When he made it across, Madiquel was already zipping inside. She wasn’t kidding about not resting! He made it across one obstacle, now all he had to do was walk inside. Which he did after three deep breaths to steady his nerves.
“I’d think you were trying g to kill me but then you’d have to carry any of the treasures we find back on your own,” and the whole lack of dragon thing by that point would make getting g back to Fort Weyr a bit tricky since they were apparently down near Southern Boll. But those happy thoughts weren’t needed as he focused on his surroundings to decide if he liked them or not. It turned out that if he was any taller than he’d enjoy the exploring hunched over with a backache by the time they left. For once he was thankful for not getting a few more inches out of his dad’s genes. The low ceiling currently didn’t bother him too much thanks to some shorter rooms that were used for storage. He felt he might even be fine if they stayed within sight of the entrance and there weren’t any tunnels or narrowing paths.
Oh.
He saw where Madiquel was and frowned when he figured out her intention. He wandered a bit closer to examine the narrow tunnel. “How long do you think it is? Wonder if it opens into another large room.” That would be nice. He might be a leader to handle a short walk into another one area. Maybe. It wasn’t like it was something he had tested out since realizing he much preferred the open space of the beach or forest to, well, whatever laid before him.