Crouching near the pool, I pause and listen closely to the rustle of wings
As the scratching of talons enters my ears I leap to my feet and run for cover
Is there a hiding place, or some means of cover nearby? (Anyone may answer)
Glancing left, glancing right - no immediate source of cover can be found. Yet before me lies a pool of unknown depth - perhaps it would offer some cover.
Once more I look over my shoulder for the source of the beating feathers before taking a deep breath, and wading into the pool.
My head becomes covered as I immerse my full body under the pools shimmering surface.
Does the pool go deeper? Is there a means of escape further below... (Anyone may answer)
Illumination from below indicates that there is more beneath this pool than was clear from the surface. Clear water becoming murkier as your steps mix up mud from the floor, it appears that there is a cave or perhaps even a tunnel not far ahead.
Stalagtites, stalagmites, a glowing torchlight,
You scan around and use your sight,
you sense a presence but try as you might,
nothing identified but a slight fright.
Taking the torch, I continue down a tight, twisting tunnel lined with sharp stalactites. Tripping several times over slippery stalagmites... I reach a large grotto. The massive room of the cave opens up before me. My torchlight is lost in the vast darkness of the space.
The presence still lingers, but I cannot be certain it is anything but frightened nerves.
Continuing on... I follow the cave wall.
**Do I discover any artifacts, or strange objects in this place?
Markings trail along the cave wall growing ever more complicated- this area is either inhabitated or once was - some bit look like art, but you get the feeling, as you go deeper, that these markings are a warning.
Crouching near the pool, I pause and listen closely to the rustle of wings
As the scratching of talons enters my ears I leap to my feet and run for cover
Is there a hiding place, or some means of cover nearby? (Anyone may answer)
Only the pristine waters of the pool offers immediate protection - drawn out into the clearing you are at the water's edge.
Glancing left, glancing right - no immediate source of cover can be found. Yet before me lies a pool of unknown depth - perhaps it would offer some cover.
Once more I look over my shoulder for the source of the beating feathers before taking a deep breath, and wading into the pool.
My head becomes covered as I immerse my full body under the pools shimmering surface.
Does the pool go deeper? Is there a means of escape further below... (Anyone may answer)
Illumination from below indicates that there is more beneath this pool than was clear from the surface. Clear water becoming murkier as your steps mix up mud from the floor, it appears that there is a cave or perhaps even a tunnel not far ahead.
Before the water clouds my vision completely, or I lose the ability to withhold my breath any longer, I quickly swim toward the light ahead
With the last of my reserve breath I push deeper into the pool, through the cave opening, and emerge in a small chamber line
** is the coast clear, or do I see a threat?
(Anyone may answer)**
Stalagtites, stalagmites, a glowing torchlight,
You scan around and use your sight,
you sense a presence but try as you might,
nothing identified but a slight fright.
Taking the torch, I continue down a tight, twisting tunnel lined with sharp stalactites. Tripping several times over slippery stalagmites... I reach a large grotto. The massive room of the cave opens up before me. My torchlight is lost in the vast darkness of the space.
The presence still lingers, but I cannot be certain it is anything but frightened nerves.
Continuing on... I follow the cave wall.
**Do I discover any artifacts, or strange objects in this place?
(Anyone may answer!)**
Markings trail along the cave wall growing ever more complicated- this area is either inhabitated or once was - some bit look like art, but you get the feeling, as you go deeper, that these markings are a warning.