Larksong Grotto fears

dauntless's ears cup forth and swivel to the side as she gives a laugh that sounds as if it's almost devoid of mirth at his response. it was a sound of understanding made evident as he watches her come around to his side of the water source and draw near, offering him a response to his return of her question. dauntless's gaze follows the direction that she gestures to, tucking the name 'bracken sanctuary' away because it doesn't strike him as familiar. he assumes that she means her brother is a bit much at times and dauntless is immediately grateful that he can't really relate. he has a bit of that testosterone competition thing going on with his oldest brother at the moment but that's just dauntless growing up and trying to find his place both in the pack and the family and is far from personal. "i'm due to become a big brother any day now." frankly catori looks like she's going to pop at any second and even though dauntless has had two months to process it he's still not sure how to feel about it. it's a whole boatload of new responsibilities that he's both excited for and quietly dreading. she hadn't asked for him to elaborate but it only seemed fair since she offered him her own reason for getting away and as a way of confirming that he understands in a way.

it's dauntless's turn to let out a short, mirthless laugh as she brings to attention how dangerous the grotto is. "yeah," he concurs verbally with a low snort. "getting out of the grotto's going to be interesting." he remarks with a slight smirk tugging at the edges of his lips that slowly begins to morph into a cringe at the prolonged thought of attempting the treacherous climb back out. "i'm not in any hurry to attempt it." he admits, trying to play it off cool with a lofty roll of his broad shoulders.