• A deep crack in the cave floor poses an obstacle. A convenient bridge seems to be laid out before you, but when you step on it to cross, it begins to move underneath your hooves! Thousands of legs undulate on either side of a gigantic millipede that you have disturbed. Can you ride this bronco to the other side?

Erik had seen Auelin in passing many times as he roamed through the leafy dungeon corridors, but never had the courage to give her anything but a friendly nod or exchange pleasantries. Today, though, the two coursers found themselves going in the same direction and through some awkward exchanged words from the heraldic, they decided to travel together this time.

Erik spent a lot of time alone, well... mostly alone. A stray bat had taken a liking to the madder stallion and he came to the conclusion that he enjoyed the company of the flying mammal. Spending less time with coursers and more time with his bat companion, made holding and keeping conversation difficult for Erik, but the buckskin mare didn't seem to mind. She chatted often about her adventures, and Erik did his best to chat back, using his knowledge of literature to at least add some eloquent words into the exchange.

As the two coursers conversed with eachother, not closely paying attention to their surroundings, they started crossing a bridge to the other side of a cavern. Once they got about half way across, the ground beneath them began to move and shake, causing Erik to freeze in place for a moment. After locking back in to the situation at hand he turned to Auelin who was just grinning from ear to ear.

"It's a millipede!"

"A wh-"

Before Erik could get anything out, Auelin's words came to life. Oscillating spindly legs were beneath them as the so called bridge began to ripple. The heraldic stallion firmly planted his hooves on the back of the insect and just kept looking at Auelin. This was way out of his comfort zone, but with the familiar comfort of Phantom, his bat, and the look of pure joy on Auelin's face, a smile crept onto his own, and he know that this adventure would only be the start of many more to come.