He woke.

Translucent eyelids flickered, as awareness came to the snake. He was huge, he was instantly aware of, every part of him pressing against something on all sides. A low twitch, and something bloomed in his back.

With a push, the snake released his magic. His Chrysalis exploded in every direction, leaving a tiny snake in its place. The cobra blinked, raising just the smallest amount of the ground, looking around and swaying slightly. Where was he?

"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

The snake blinked - well, as best a snake could blink. His small hood flared, and his forked tongue darted out, tasting the air. It tasted wet, and heavy, which made sense considering the thick fox that surrounded him. It smelled of decomposition, and rot, as well. He could hear rushing water, but from rather far away.

There was a rippling sound, and he turned to look at the water. There was an odd-looking thing poking out of it, with rubbery looking skin that seemed rather different from his own scales, and he wondered how it felt. Detached curiosity made him want to touch it, compare it to his own scales. But if he couldn't, then no bother.

"Hello," he hissed, tongue darting out to taste the air. "I am Naja." it was spoken in a monotonous tone. His name was Naja. It was a fact. "Where are we?" but again, there was no inflection. Simply a statement.

"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

Naja's tongue darted out to taste the air, watching the leopard seal unblinkingly. The worm-like snake committed what Pelt said to memory, feeling as though it would be very important at some point in time. Really, any knowledge would be useful. Yes, that was important - he was going to gather as much information as he could.

"Cetus." he repeated in a low hiss. "The South-East Quadrant. The Room of Mist. Part of Origin Cave. I am aware of what those are. A quadrant is a part of a whole. A cave is a system of tunnels. A swamp is an area of land flooded with water. Also known as a bog, or a marsh."

His tongue darted out again. "This is a Quadrant, yes. Then there are other Quadrants - other rooms. What are they."

"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

The seal explained that there were other quadrants, well, one other. And that there were rooms inside of the quadrants, and one in the 'heart'. There were tunnels connecting them, according to the seal.

"A quadrant is supposed to be one out of four. Quad, quarter, one of four. Yet there are only two. Surely there are more. How many rooms are there - which ones do you see as important." he asked.

Rising up some, his tongue darted out, and he tasted the air again. There were so many smells, and he decided to go see what they were once they had finished their conversation.

"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

The young snake tilted his head, tasting the air at a splashing sound. So far, he had only seen Gembounds with no hind legs. Well, Pelt had hind-legs, but in the form of flippers. He hadn't yet seen a Gembound with proper legs. So, to him, all of the Gembounds didn't have any. Could he fling water like she could?

"Cetus. Pisces. Polaris - the heart. Do all rooms have water. Or is that limited to particular rooms." his tongue darted out, testing the air.



@Pelt

"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.