To and through the heart

Okay okay! He'd watch the tail. The last thing he needed was for those snarling teeth of hers to actually land on him, but considering this instance of tail grabbing had successfully prevented her from falling off the edge, he'd happily embrace whatever knee jerk reaction his own action provoked. Better a snarl than a dead pack mate on his hands.

She observed the outside for a bit longer before she gave up on it and indicated he step back so she could make her way back inside. He did so, back peddling enough to allow her room to pass. She slipped by him and Kero decided to take a look for himself. There hadn't been room enough for the both of them, but he was curious to see what she'd seen.

Ahh. A sheer drop with subtle trails carved into the cliff face. And she'd decided it was too risky. The pieces of the puzzle clicked together and he mentally agreed with her assessment. It wasn't worth the risk. Not today. They'd already explored so much.

"Don't think there's a tunnel that leads to a less precarious route in here somewhere, do you?" he asked. There was a part of him that wanted this cavern to prove more useful than a black hole. Besides. There'd been a pack here before Tonravik had taken up her rule. Surely there was something in here they'd found and used to their advantage.