PieTaster
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Venturing forth down the right fork tunnel, another opening branched again to the right. It looked narrow as he peered into its blackness so he decided to press on. Then there was another opening. It was better sized but appeared to descend rather sharply. Again he continued until he reached a third. Sticking the torch into its mouth, the flame flickered to reveal that it soon turned sharply. Falke decided to continue along the main tunnel. The ceiling was high enough to stand comfortably, but not much more. As the path led on a slight curve, Falke could not see terribly far ahead. Once he estimated that he had traversed a quarter verst from the original junction, he realized that the faint glow on the walls ahead may not have been from his own torch. He held the embered baton behind his body to block its eminence and confirmed, there was light up ahead.
Slowly, Falke crept on, taking care to lift his feet with each step and not drag them in the dust and make noise. Soon her could hear the crackle of fire and within a few steps he came upon an opening to a small shadowy room, a rough hollowed cave. As he peered around the edge of the entrance he immediately saw her, trapped in her stance leaning over about to tend the flames, a frightened look in her eyes as she spotted him.
"Zora," he whispered and stepped gingerly into the room. It was small, it's walls strewn with texts and vials a myriad of intricate objects. "It is only I," he said holding up his open palm reassuringly and looked about to confirm that they were indeed alone.
Slowly, Falke crept on, taking care to lift his feet with each step and not drag them in the dust and make noise. Soon her could hear the crackle of fire and within a few steps he came upon an opening to a small shadowy room, a rough hollowed cave. As he peered around the edge of the entrance he immediately saw her, trapped in her stance leaning over about to tend the flames, a frightened look in her eyes as she spotted him.
"Zora," he whispered and stepped gingerly into the room. It was small, it's walls strewn with texts and vials a myriad of intricate objects. "It is only I," he said holding up his open palm reassuringly and looked about to confirm that they were indeed alone.