Nord, admittedly, was a bit nervous. If the earth had shook once... what would stop it from shaking again and plunging them even deeper into the earth? Nord shivered at the thought, but he tried to push it aside. After all, he was kind of having fun being a little reckless. It was rare that he ever acted without thinking, and had he thought about this he almost certainly would have turned tail and ran. Judas confirmed that he had never been in a cave such as this one either, and that didn't really make Nord feel any better. He frowned slightly, narrowing his eyes to try and make out the shape of the cave in the gloom, but it proved to be pretty much useless. The lanky male's ears pricked forwards as Judas let out a bark, the sound reverberating around the cave before dying out into the dark abyss that lay before them. "I don't know," Nord said truthfully. "Er, probably pretty deep, though."
He followed behind Judas after the male brushed past him, deeper into the cave. His lanky legs carried him on long, easy strides, and his paws tested the ground before he put his full weight on it. There was no such thing as being too careful, well, at least in this situation. Cautiousness had always paid off for the white and grey male, even though it did make him look a little weak sometimes. He didn't really mind it though. He was pretty sure that he had always been regarded as weak, even by his mentor. That was okay. He was used to others being stronger and braver than he was. But he thought that he was being pretty brave right now! Even if Judas was leading the way.
Nord's ears flicked forwards as Judas spoke, the words sounding strange in the cave. He thought a moment as Judas paused, twisting around to glance at the opening of the cave, merely a sliver of sunlight behind them at this point. "Y-You think so?" he said quizzically, tilting his head. He ducked past Judas and raised his head, sniffing the musky cave air. "You're right. It doesn't seem like anyone's even been in this cave before." A small shiver ran down his spine then, a reaction to a surprising draft of air drifting from further down in the cave. "I can feel a draft, though, I think." Nord said, turning around to face Judas though it didn't do much good.
"Maybe we should just go a little bit further...?"
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