To and through the heart

She picked the route this time and looked to him in question. He shrugged. It made no difference which tunnel she chose. Each was just as much a mystery as the next. Unless this path revealed something interesting, they'd likely back track once more and select another. So when she picked this one, he followed, letting her lead the way down her tunnel of choice. It was her exploration. He had no qualms in giving up the reigns.

The footing here was more difficult. Uneven and ragged, he slipped a few times in the dampness of this particular tunnel. The other had been dry. This route was alive and breathing, which suggested there might be something more interesting in these parts. He followed along behind her, navigating to the best of his ability in the dark though he found himself running into her rump here and there as he slipped across the wet slopes.

He realized, after a while, the pathway had illuminated enough for him to see by. While shadowed and not a perfect view, he caught glimpses of Salamander's silhouette and listened as she began to dig within the rubble. Kerosene wasn't so certain this was the right course of action. The promise of an escape was real... but area seemed as though it might have caved in once before.

She said dig. He hesitated a moment before he dug with her, feeling out the earth with his claws.