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

[Wicht]

So the spear is gone?

Cait Sith waits until he can see clearly and then reaches down to touch the water. He looks to see if there is any other threat or item in the water which he should be concerned with.

 

[tleilaxu]

Cait cannot find the spear anywhere. It is as though it has disappeared.

Touching the water Cait finds that it feels strangely cool and peaceful. He can see nothing unusual under the water nor any indication of the preceeding disturbance.

 

[Wicht]

"Well, that seems to be that,"

Does Cait have any idea where the elemental that Bao failed to defeat is?

 

[tleilaxu]

From where Cait stands he can see a group of hills to the west. The sun is now yellow in the sky above the hills. To the east, the mountains of the pass shine from the light of the sun. Despite all the dangers he passed going through them, Cait can't but feel they look beautiful in the dawn sunlight...

Thinking back, Cait recounts the elementals already faced: The Water Elemental, The Wood Elemental, The Metal Elemental and The Fire Elemental. According to the Lore of the Director general, the remaining Elemental is that of the Earth.

Cait assumes that the Earth elemental would be found somewhere in the rocky areas, but beyond that (and where) he has no clues. Futhermore, Cait isn't entirely clear on the nature of the elementals and wether they are bound to particular places or if they can move around...

 

[Wicht]

Deciding that it would be better to defeat all five of the elementals before dealing with the rogue king, Cait Sith heads back once more towards the rocky areas trying to run through in his head the likely direction Bao entered the desert from and go that way.

Remembering that the Wood elemental told him the other three elementals would be in the rocks and the burning sands, he resolves to give the rocks a good searching.

 

[tleilaxu]

Cait makes his way back to the Pass over the next day or so...

He arrives on the evening of the oak.


The sheer faces of the pass stretch out on either side, with piles of rock debris scattered at their feet.

Cait hears some bird calls...

 

[Wicht]

Smiling to himself, Cait Sith decides to find the source of the bird calls, hoping that it will turn out to be a source of information as well.

Moving slowly and carefully, Cait tries to discern where the bird call came from and move in that direction.

 

[tleilaxu]

Cait can hear bird calls coming from the rocks scattered on either side of the entrance to the path...

 

[Wicht]

"Such beautiful birds should show their plumage," says Cait Sith with a smile and leaps up atop a suitable rock to get a better perspective of the area and perhaps look for a sign of the birds.

 

[tleilaxu]

The bird calls go silent...

seconds pass...