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

the other woman descended into the darkness, and the canaanite found herself worrying her lips with her teeth. could she do this thing? panic rose again and once more she quelled it -- it would not do for the ekar-aji of a people to lose herself in such a way. and so eshamun swallowed, drew a long breath, and followed her counterpart into the gloom.

once beneath the earth, the woman fought her fear and looked about, her eyes adjusting to what little light there was. "how interesting," she murmured.