Larksong Grotto shatter

he licked dry lips. "do you?" he asked gently, holding her gaze. then, as she went on to speak, adi's ears perked in question. "i believe so," he said in answer to her query, "though i'm not for sure. in any case, all we'll have to do is climb back out, which is manageable. . .but we'll have to be careful." he pointed his nose toward the winding path he'd taken. "small, slow steps."

aditya began to pad that way, but halted, looking back at her. "so, you won't be following me to the sanctuary? or you won't be going to the sanctuary at all?" he thought it merited asking. her question left the door wide open for interpretation. he didn't blame her in the least if she wanted to stay away after what she'd learned.