Moonspear the twelve labours

the trail they followed panned out into a grove of splintered stone, which in turn yielded to a dark and unexplored cavern which set its scowling face eastward. arcturus paused at the yawning mouth before he dove in after revui's swiftly bobbing tail - which was promptly swallowed by darkness.

he heard the concealed tread of someone behind him; his ear turned back as hydra's shadow loomed over him, both at once imposing yet reassuring. drawing into the void, arcturus felt himself instinctively flatten though the measure was unneeded. they scrabbled and soon the space opened up.

arcturus swayed as his eyes adjusted; feeling his brother alongside him he peered into the monochromatic view; his eyes were slow to adjust but slowly color was restored to his vision, but he was keenly aware of revui pulling away from him.

it took several seconds for the boy to detect the scent that had drawn revui; but once he detected it, it was unmistakable -- curious but tentative, arcturus peered after revui with his nose twitching.