as if
she was taunting the water that she had once again kept out of its
murky depths. Thad often found himself adding words to the
creature’s actions. The first time he caught himself doing it he
was slightly worried he had lost his mind but he quickly put the
thought out of his mind.
Thinking through his options Thad
decided that if his food supply ran dry he would take the first
major tunnel that appeared. He didn’t want to back track, he felt
that if he did that he was going backwards. It wasn’t as if he knew
where he was headed but the feeling was still there.
In the past days he still hadn’t
received anything from the princess and it had really begun to
bother him. He had started his search with a new vigor stopping
early each day so he could devote more time to his search for an
exit. Avalanche didn’t seem to enjoy the earlier stopping time and
protested by running off searching the nearby area. The first few
times she had taken off Thad had worried that she might not return.
After the third time she had done it he had grown so accustomed to
her little romps he paid little attention to them.
He hadn’t found any promising places
yet. All he knew was that the water continued to flow for a good
ways. Other than that none of the tunnels leading away seemed to go
to the surface. He often found himself getting depressed about the
whole situation but Avalanche would begin nudging him until he paid
attention to her. Oddly it was as if she knew when he felt bad and
tried to make him feel better.
When he came to another expanse where
the water covered the ground Thad decided to stop for the night
instead of trying to expend the energy to cross. Thad sat up his
walls changing one of them so there was a small hole just big
enough for Avalanche to crawl though. He had learned that it was
much easier to allow her a way in and out than to have to take down
the wall when she wanted back in.
He started his search as soon as the
noise from Avalanche’s footsteps disappeared into the distance.
Slightly curious as to what his four legged friend was up to Thad
quickly began looking for her. It didn’t take long to spot
Avalanche as the creature shined brightly in his mind.
Avalanche was moving fast down a
corridor they had passed. It didn’t take her long to make it miles
away from where she had started. Thad didn’t know where she got the
boundless energy she had. She had moved farther in half an hour
than he could all day. Soon she was so far away it was too much of
a strain for him to continue to watch her.
Pulling away from his friend Thad let
his mind drift down the river where he would travel tomorrow. He
was glad he had decided to stop for the night the space to the next
spot where he could walk was almost half a mile away. While that
was easy for him normally having to carry Avalanche the whole way
would have severely taxed him this late in the day.
With still no sign of an exit in sight
Thad set down with his staff. He still wondered what Avalanche was
doing but he didn’t have the energy to spend to find out. Instead
he spent the time waiting on her, daydreaming about what she could
be getting herself into. In one she was searching for her family in
another she was hunting down enemies to test herself
against.
When she finally returned she looked
happy. Though sometimes it was hard to tell what the animal was
actually thinking. Thad was sure she was much smarter than he gave
her credit for. Her eyes were always inquisitive, and more than
once he wished he could understand what she was saying when she was
barking. It was probably the reason he filled in her words with his
own mind.
Tired and his companion back Thad
closed the small hole in the wall. Pulling a small ring from his
pack with four gems on it he activated one of his new shield rings.
He had made four so far but he knew to keep up he would still need
a few more. They had been made out of necessity since Avalanche had
the urge to lay on him
she was taunting the water that she had once again kept out of its
murky depths. Thad often found himself adding words to the
creature’s actions. The first time he caught himself doing it he
was slightly worried he had lost his mind but he quickly put the
thought out of his mind.
Thinking through his options Thad
decided that if his food supply ran dry he would take the first
major tunnel that appeared. He didn’t want to back track, he felt
that if he did that he was going backwards. It wasn’t as if he knew
where he was headed but the feeling was still there.
In the past days he still hadn’t
received anything from the princess and it had really begun to
bother him. He had started his search with a new vigor stopping
early each day so he could devote more time to his search for an
exit. Avalanche didn’t seem to enjoy the earlier stopping time and
protested by running off searching the nearby area. The first few
times she had taken off Thad had worried that she might not return.
After the third time she had done it he had grown so accustomed to
her little romps he paid little attention to them.
He hadn’t found any promising places
yet. All he knew was that the water continued to flow for a good
ways. Other than that none of the tunnels leading away seemed to go
to the surface. He often found himself getting depressed about the
whole situation but Avalanche would begin nudging him until he paid
attention to her. Oddly it was as if she knew when he felt bad and
tried to make him feel better.
When he came to another expanse where
the water covered the ground Thad decided to stop for the night
instead of trying to expend the energy to cross. Thad sat up his
walls changing one of them so there was a small hole just big
enough for Avalanche to crawl though. He had learned that it was
much easier to allow her a way in and out than to have to take down
the wall when she wanted back in.
He started his search as soon as the
noise from Avalanche’s footsteps disappeared into the distance.
Slightly curious as to what his four legged friend was up to Thad
quickly began looking for her. It didn’t take long to spot
Avalanche as the creature shined brightly in his mind.
Avalanche was moving fast down a
corridor they had passed. It didn’t take her long to make it miles
away from where she had started. Thad didn’t know where she got the
boundless energy she had. She had moved farther in half an hour
than he could all day. Soon she was so far away it was too much of
a strain for him to continue to watch her.
Pulling away from his friend Thad let
his mind drift down the river where he would travel tomorrow. He
was glad he had decided to stop for the night the space to the next
spot where he could walk was almost half a mile away. While that
was easy for him normally having to carry Avalanche the whole way
would have severely taxed him this late in the day.
With still no sign of an exit in sight
Thad set down with his staff. He still wondered what Avalanche was
doing but he didn’t have the energy to spend to find out. Instead
he spent the time waiting on her, daydreaming about what she could
be getting herself into. In one she was searching for her family in
another she was hunting down enemies to test herself
against.
When she finally returned she looked
happy. Though sometimes it was hard to tell what the animal was
actually thinking. Thad was sure she was much smarter than he gave
her credit for. Her eyes were always inquisitive, and more than
once he wished he could understand what she was saying when she was
barking. It was probably the reason he filled in her words with his
own mind.
Tired and his companion back Thad
closed the small hole in the wall. Pulling a small ring from his
pack with four gems on it he activated one of his new shield rings.
He had made four so far but he knew to keep up he would still need
a few more. They had been made out of necessity since Avalanche had
the urge to lay on him
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