My feet carried me forward across the soaked ground, the cold water and slippery stone biting against my bare soles. "I seriously need new shoes… when we reach the other side of the mountain, if I can't buy a pair, I'll just hunt something and make them myself… it's so cold…" I muttered under my breath, each step sending a small shiver through me.
The only thing guiding me now was the arrow pulsing gently ahead of me, my lone companion in this darkness, along with the tiny hamster sleeping quietly against my neck.
The cave narrowed slowly, the ceiling dipping lower, walls creeping closer. The sound of dripping water grew fainter, replaced by a different noise, a soft crackle that echoed faintly with every step I took.
[Exploration: 3%]
