Following his eventful trip into the icy Tunnel M, Phineas cautiously backtracked to the room of stars. It took him easily twice the time to come back thanks to the slippery slope, but eventually, he learned how to use his claws to hold himself in place. When the lynx arrived back at the tower of his birth, he spared it only a cursory glance before heading deeper into the crumbling city.

Some time later, having wandered the winding streets of the ruin, the newborn found another tunnel. This one proved to be much kinder than the first, without a hint of ice anywhere. Instead, he found rough steps carved into the floor where the tunnel was steepest, not unlike those which he'd been born on. It was a comfort to the uncertain young lynx. While he didn't know their name or even whether climbing had been their original purpose, the familiarity of stairs brought him a measure of peace.

He followed this tunnel all the way along. Keeping his eyes down prevented him from seeing the stone carvings above that stared malevolently down like sentinels, and his walking was only interrupted briefly by a howling sound up ahead. Curious, the Gembound pricked his round ears and picked up the pace, but as soon as he entered the vast room, he regretted it, because a strong gust of wind buffeted him to the left and he tumbled down into a shallow trench. With a shocked cry, the lynx subconsciously drew on his inner magick, seeking a defense against the wind.

Phineas attempts to cast Fauna Cleanse.

Like before, the kitten felt a slight sensation like something buzzing in his feet, and then it faded as soon as he hit the ground. He gasped as the wind was knocked out of him, then curled in on himself, wholly unimpressed with this newest adventure.