Blacktail Deer Plateau We wanted everything, wanted everything

It was a cave, newly discovered—Aningan nodded along when it was suggested that the quakes may have created it, believing it to make the most sense. Otherwise, why else would it take them so long to discover it? His gaze drifted from the older woman to the entrance, staring past Ying and into its depths—what all was in there?

“It looks dark,” he commented, blinking and looking away from the shadows. “Maybe it just… goes down?” With furrowed brows, he glanced between the two of them, wondering what they thought. Sure, there was some light that seemed to provide room for floral growth but, the longer he stared, the darker it seemed to grow. “Do you think it’s safe to explore it?” he asked, uncertain of the answer himself. If there was even a hint of doubt, he didn’t want to risk endangering any of them.