Valkyrie grunted as she pushed open a heavy set of doors. He hooves ground against the floor, muscles flexing as the door slowly slid outwards. Once it was open, Maebh slipped underneath her legs and through the door to quickly scout the hall. Luckily for them it was empty.
Valkyrie panted softly and walked through, carefully stretching to relieve the tension in her body while the rest of the party walked through. "Well, the good news is we've gotten farther this time." She sighs.
Arthur walked ahead, observing the hall cautiously before watching the wolf continue further, scouting the empty rooms along the way. "Yeah...but I wouldn't curse it. We could still run into a demon." He smiled nervously.
"If we run into any demons, I pray the feast on you." Midas spoke up. He slowly stopped next to Valkyrie, watching behind them as Hellish pushed into the room. Once the puck was inside, he closed the heavy door with his hind leg, the loud creaking of the metal grinding on stone echoed through the hall.
The other three flinched and looked back to the door. Valkyrie's ears twisted and turned as she watched the door before finally standing upright properly once her muscles relaxed. "Let's hope that door doesn't give us trouble if we need to return here."
Midas nods, glancing down at the mare before gently pushing her to continue forward.

After a bit more trotting, the party ended up slowing to a halt as they came upon a strange metal grate blocking the path. Arthur could feel a strange, familiar sense of dread upon seeing it...but he couldn't tell why. So instead he stayed silent.
Valkyrie's tail swished and she silently observed the grate, ears slightly rigid. "Does this feel...off?" She glanced back to Midas and Arthur.
Midas' brows furrowed as he looked between the grate and Valkyrie. He didn't know...but Arthur's silence made him uneasy. "I..."
Just as he began to speak, a ghastly scream echoed from the path on the other side of the grate. A loud galloping came rushing down and a being with the body of a courser and a skull for a head slammed against the wall. It grit its teeth, body trembling as its head pushed through the grate as if it was fake. "You...you! Let me come with you. I must get out of here...let me join your party!"
Valkyrie's ears laid back and she quickly backed away, her heart beginning to race just at the shriek leaving the beasts mouth. "What? No!"
"No? You can't refuse! You must let me join you!" The beast hissed. But when it got no answer, it cried in frustration. It pushed further through the grate, swiftly grabbing Midas by his leg to pull him forcefully into the grate. "AH—Bloody monster...let go of me!!"