[Sorry about taking so long! I actually had a nice post written up, then left the computer for a second and my Mom had navigated away. DX< *was too upset to write it again for a while* Ah, also, I was thinking that she could have fallen into a hole that is linked to a series of caves that could link to underwater steams/lakes and then the ruins/temple perhaps - BUT please feel free to direct it elsewhere, if you have something else in mind. ;D I also apologize for quality - it was much better before it got deleted/rewritten.]
Kei'lar snorted and brushed off a few dried leaves, choosing not to reply to Hachen's assessment of her graceful movements. She had been skipping around the forest perfectly happy until the last ten minutes ago, thank you very much. Just because she tumbled down a cliff and fell down a hole meant nothing - no, of course, nothing at all. Kei suppressed a smile, amused by her own wounded pride. Just what would Lumisa have to say about this, after all? Why, she'd never let her leave the house without a thick padding of guards again!
"Well, thank you for your concern," Kei'lar laughed and rolled onto her side, getting to her feet carefully so as to avoid bumping into one of the large stalactites that loomed around her. She glanced up at the hole overhead - and raised an eyebrow as her eyes caught sight of just where the light was coming from. A wand, hm? Useful, if it was in the, ahem, right hands...
Kei'lar opened her mouth, prepared to call out a request for a vine to be tossed down, and suddenly felt a cool breeze stroke the back of her neck. Startled she jerked away, colliding with one of the stalactites and scurrying to the side in a quirk, jerky motion. She squinted, grateful for the light pouring down from above, and moved forward warily, kicking aside leaves as she went. A moment's quick search reveled what appeared to be the opening to a small tunnel, just big enough to crawl through on one's hands and knees.
Kei'lar pinched her lips, rubbing her itching nose. She knew what that itch meant - this just might be worth exploring. Kei cast a quick glance up at Hachen, admiring his light-producing wand afresh. She pinched her nose and rocked on her toes for a second, going over the details. Was it worth it to risk having to split whatever goods may be found...?
"Well, without the light we get no where anyway," Kei'lar muttered under her breath, mind made up. She cupped her hands and shouted up to Hachen, hemming her voice with friendly curiosity. "Hey, Hachen! I found an interesting looking tunnel. Do you wanna toss a couple vines down and climb down for a second? It might be worth looking at, especially with that wand of yours."
Kei laughed lightly, tossing her hair over her should in a display of casual interest. "Besides, who knows? We might find some pottery or trinkets left over from a lost civilization? That would be a nice adventure for the day, wouldn't it?" Especially if she could take some of that lost treasure home, to redistribute among willing buyers. It was a stretch to try to tempt him down into the tunnel with babble about a lost civilization, but Kei'lar didn't feel comfortable trying any more... suggestive means in such close spaces.