Coming upon a room they had not seen before, the chestnut courser would pause in their tracks. Gazing among the room as they cautiously stepped within it, taking in their surroundings.

Walls covered in moss would surround the water source, ferns growing along the cracks of the stone floor. The pool was illuminated in blue, and the invertebrates contained within the water were of various bright colours, their carapaces adorned with beautiful and striking patterns.

A heavy thud would sound out between the walls, echoing loudly as the courser would lay their gear to the floor. The loud, constant dripping filled the room with ambient sound as Moritz turned their gaze to the bottom of the newly formed pool, beady black eyes watching them back from the depths.

An inviting wave from one of the invertebrates caught the courser off-guard, tilting their head as they’d blink. “Did.. did you just invite me inside the water?” They’d inquire as if the little invertebrate could answer them.

Despite this, they would receive what they could only assume was a clear and loud ‘yes’. The invertebrate enthusiastically moved around when the course seemed to understand them, the patterns running down their carapace flashing with color. Hesitantly, Moritz glanced towards the entrance to the room before they stepped inside the water, quickly realising the pool was deeper than they had assumed.

Taking a cautious glance around them, assuring themselves that none of the invertebrates were in their way, they’d lower their heavy body into the water. It soothed their beaten and battered flesh as they would end up submerged to their neck, the invertebrates gathering around them and crawling all over them below the water's surface, seeming overjoyed to have a new friend.

“Well, this isn’t so bad i suppose. I can stay for awhile.”