ORIGIN - An Ocean of Trust

Leaving their sons behind with Czernobog, Eve and Ghanyarah began their trip to map out the caves. It seemed like they had been to most places, except for a couple of mysterious tunnels and rooms they had, at the most, heard about. The first stop was their neighbours: Pisces.

Eve had certainly heard of it. It's where those bears had came from to ask for help from Raheerah, but she wasn't sure if Ghanyarah had heard of it - or hell, if he was even there for their arrival. Her memory was pretty awful, as of late. Regardless, she knew Pisces was connected to Cetus, by at least a tunnel.

The crow had decided to take the lead - flying through the air to guide Ghanyarah to the entrance to Pisces. Prior to taking off, she had cast a spell to let a warm yellow glow cling to her feathers for the komodo dragon to see her better; a soft light breaking through the mist.

As they came close however, she dived down and landed on the wet cave floor, still illuminated by her glowing feathers right up until Ghanyarah came close. "Here it is, I think," she croaked quietly. "Ready?"

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@Ghanyarah

Ghanyarah had to admit that he was a little bit excited about exploring the caves with Eve. That troublesome nature of his brewed just underneath the surface, remembering his brief exploit of Canis. He had tried to freeze the bone room over, though really it had ended in mass confusion among the Bonebound. Still, Ghanyarah tried to think that he had succeeded in causing at least a little bit of chaos, so his job was done. Then he wondered if they would remember him if he showed his face in Canis again. It wasn't that the komodo was afraid of returning there and facing them - he wasn't, if they decided to pick a fight with him then he would fight - he was more curious. And, well, a little concerned for Eve. He didn't want to drag her into his affairs.

They reached Pisces before long, the black bird illuminating the way through the mist. Here, Ghanyarah was beginning to feel at home again. He loved the heat and the humidity of Cetus, but it was just that - the swamp tended to run at a higher temperature, even with the cold setting in and the snowflakes that seemed to drift all around them. This room was cooler and even wetter, casting a layer of moisture over his thick hide. It slowed his muscles, but that had since become less an issue and more a small inconvenience, if that. "Ready!" The reptile answered, scuttling up closer to Eve and stepping into the waterfall room.

The room opened up to them, revealing multitudes of cascades that rained down from the walls, filling the air with cold fog. Ghanyarah raised his head and flicked his tongue, peering about. At least he'd have some landmarks to draw in the Pisces circle on the map, now. "Does the water bog you down?" He asked as he moved into the room, stifling with the stench of mammals, and glanced over at Eve. Would her feathers grow heavy from the mist?

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@Eve

The crow's feathers began to dim out as Ghanyarah stepped forwards. She nodded and fluttered up onto his head, next to the gemstone crest on his head. Her beak clacked together quietly as he made his way into Pisces.

She was surprised there was no actual tunnel crossing between Pisces and Cetus, but she supposed it made sense. Somehow. As soon as they reached the new room however, she looked like she had just been thrown into the water - soaking feathers clinging loosely to her skin, showing the pink flesh under them.

She croaked out in annoyance, shaking herself up. "Sort of," she replied. She looked around, blinking. "This is where a lot of the people fighting Raheerah live, I think." It was something said more to herself despite her looking at Ghanyarah while speaking.

Abruptly, she bounded off Ghanyarah's head, hobbling along quickly along the ground, all the way to the lagoon, before stopping to look in it. She turned her head towards Ghanyarah before she hobbled back, apparently for no actual reason, and weakly fluttered back onto his head, struggling with the wet feathers.

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@Ghanyarah

When the crow landed on his head, Ghanyarah bobbed it briefly, then lifted it again to accommodate the bird's weight (which really wasn't much). He peered around the room and there were a few landmarks that he knew he could add, but he doubted that he would be able to remember them. Hmm... wasn't there anything he could draw on? The komodo narrowed his eyes and looked as Eve speculated on the inhabitants of this room. "I remember the bear. And the lioness. The bird." Leon, Makyna, Bevy. Who else had been there? The lioness and the bird hadn't joined in the fight, Ghanyarah only remembered seeing them after the fight as he returned to Cetus. "There was a black leopard. A jaguar. And us." Did they all live here?

He scampered up after the bird as she made her way to the lagoon, reaching the edge by the time she had hopped back onto his head. "I need something to draw on so I can keep track of the landmarks." Ghanyarah added, stretching his neck over to meet his reflection in the lagoon. It was... very tempting to go for a swim. He idly wondered how the cold, clear water would feel on his hide. Certainly a lot fresher than the murk of Cetus. ...No, now wasn't the time for a swim. He sat back again and cast his gaze over the room, thinking.

The crow looked around. "How about a rock?" she suggested. It wouldn't be too hard to find one with her amazing shiny-hunting skills, after all.

She shifted to adjust the wet feathers clinging to her. It might be harder without the ability to fly, in fact. "Well-.. how big would it have to be?" She had already lifted her head again and was looking around for a suitible stone. This place was strange; there were no trees, just rock and water. She couldn't smell anything (not that she ever could) and there was a slight hum in her left ear. But there always was, it seemed.

The crow narrowed her eyes somewhat, though waited for Ghanyarah.

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