The Sunspire i'm just looking for something to soften the blow, a second inside of the truth

Takiyok had agreed to let Zephyr come with them on the condition that she he knew a shortcut over the sunspires, or rather, through them. With the newest addition of the girl, they really were a strange band of the lost and the lonely. All of them had experienced some kind of upset. All of them were tired. Taikon worried most about the little one, and so she and the freshly injured Takiyok went into the middle of their odd caravan. He wanted Zephyr to lead, for he knew the way. This was entirely new terrain for Taikon, and though it was a welcome reprieve from being right in the middle of lion territory, he worried about someone or something sneaking up behind them.
There were places in the path where he could barely turn his head, nevermind turning around to face such a danger. For the most path, the shortcut was dark, creepy, but sheltered enough that he strongly hoped they would not have to fight something off yet again. Slowly, he followed them into the depths.