Sunbeam Lair Cyberpunk 2099.

Fennec shivered as Towhee said she wouldn't have to leave if she lived there. She couldn't think of many nightmares worse than being trapped in the place she called home. Mereo already felt like enough of a cage - at least it had more than one exit. This cave couldn't be the center of her existence even if it was pretty - and the mountains outside would still need patrolling.

She could hear the enthusiasm in Towhee's voice and wished she could match it. Maybe for you. But I don't like feeling trapped. She answered, a little ruefully.

Still, she could at least enjoy exploring it. She still moved carefully and took her time, both so she could check out more of what was there and so she could ensure the stone she moved to was level and firm. She didn't know how the roots and soil had settled in here but it made her wonder about the structural integrity of some of it.

Fennec had been in caves before, but those had mostly been bare dens. Most of the plants she could identify were those she'd found in the grasslands and forests outside - she had no clue what the things were that Towhee directed her towards.

I'm not sure. It reminds me of mushrooms, or fungus on a tree. It smells different. It didn't have the same dead tang to it. She leaned in close enough to touch her nose to it and was surprised to find it was more liquid than solid - the tip of her nose came away white. She rubbed it on her foreleg. There's some in here I know from my gardens, but a lot I don't. This didn't remind her of any kind of medicine but that didn't mean it wouldn't have some properties that made it useful. Now she wondered if anyone lived nearby and used these caves - it might be worthwhile to find out, just to see about getting a lesson or two on the local flora.