[ Looking for someone, yes. Aegis also cannot recall who, though it feels as if he should know. Perhaps it had been a civilian who'd somehow ended up trapped down there and they had decided to come to their aid? That doesn't feel quite right, however.
Uncertainty balls up in the pit of his stomach, but Azem is on the move and she has a way of finding things simply by trusting her way forward, so he's quick on her heels. ]
There's no harm in trusting your instincts. Let's see what we can find.
[ And so they continue onward, with turtles littering their path. While they could show themselves to one of the mortals and ask the way, it feels as if they should do this themselves, retracing their steps.
Eventually Aegis picks up on a trail, some tracks left by wildlife. He points them out to Azem and continues to follow them until, lo and behold, they come across a small crevice that they might be able to squeeze into to access the caves below. ]
We're onto something, then. Shall we?
[ He steps ahead of Azem; it's second nature for him to take point. ]
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Uncertainty balls up in the pit of his stomach, but Azem is on the move and she has a way of finding things simply by trusting her way forward, so he's quick on her heels. ]
There's no harm in trusting your instincts. Let's see what we can find.
[ And so they continue onward, with turtles littering their path. While they could show themselves to one of the mortals and ask the way, it feels as if they should do this themselves, retracing their steps.
Eventually Aegis picks up on a trail, some tracks left by wildlife. He points them out to Azem and continues to follow them until, lo and behold, they come across a small crevice that they might be able to squeeze into to access the caves below. ]
We're onto something, then. Shall we?
[ He steps ahead of Azem; it's second nature for him to take point. ]