(YBA) Cait Sith in the Passage of Death (Pt. 2)

[tleilaxu]

As Cait walks, he can easily track Zhang Bao's horse. He apparently galloped through this area quite recklessly, slashing the vegetation out of his way. To the east, the forest thins and the ground becomes hilly. The pass continues between two steep rocky hills

 

[Wicht]

Cait Sith hurries towards the pass between the two hills, his eyes looking for landmarks and danger.

 

[tleilaxu]

As Cait walks toward the pass, he realizes that at some point this must have been the bed of a river. It is long dried away by now, but Cait can see that the pass has been cut down by hydrolic force. As he enters the pass, he notices that the rocks overhang somewhat, and the light is lost beneath the ledges.

To his left, from the shadows, he hears a noise similar to someone clucking their tongue.......

 

[Wicht]

"Hello there," calls out Cait politely.

Looks perfect for an ambush, he thinks to himself.

He stops walking and searches for signs or sounds of life other than whatever or whomever is clucking.

 

[tleilaxu]

Cait hears a rustling, then silence. Cait does not see any creatures, but the rock overhangs so much he has difficulty seeing underneath more than a few feet away...

 

[Wicht]

Steeling himself against possible attack, Cait Sith slowly enters the shadowy area, determined to find out waht made that noise.

 

[tleilaxu]

As Cait steps forward, he sees that there is a series of caves underneath the ledge.

To his left he hears the clucking noise again and sees, just out of the corner of his eye, something similar to a snake scurry into one of the caves.

It is difficult to be sure what it was as the light is very dim underneath the ledge...

In addition, it is late afternoon and the sun is beginning to set....

 

[Wicht]

Pulling a candle from his backpack and lighting it with an incantation, Cait Sith cautiously enters the same cave the snake like thing went into.

 

[tleilaxu]

The cave is fairly wet, with stelagtites and mites scattered about. The light of the candle reflects strangely from the walls.

Ahead, Cait can see the tunnel seperates into several directions. To the left, a small tunnel turns downward quite rapidly. The cave continues in front of Cait, but turns of to the left, ending Cait's vision about 10 feet ahead. To the right, the cave turns downward slightly. The right passage seems to be the most damp.

Cold air blows against Cait's face and the candle flickers and nearly goes out...

 

[Wicht]

Sheilding his candle with one hand, Cait Sith decides to try the passage in the middle first.