Hibernation Point I know it's dire, my time today

eshamun nodded, breathing in warily before she ducked her head beneath the earthen lip and followed the female under the ground. panic rose in the woman but she checked it -- she would not die here. the walls were thick with packed loam and the ground steady beneath her paws. she could smell crawling things; worms, beetles, the blind moles, and was comforted.

she stared down into the gaping expanse for a moment, then turned her gaze to her companion. "it is through there that you came?"