[Espy]

"I didn't..get...him. And what is that sound?" Dante asked, referring to the strange gasps coming from deeper withing the cavern. A question, mostly to calm his nerves. Not that the dog's constant creaking was helping any.

Dante reached down -- was it digging something? -- and suddenly nearly had his hand torn off as it charged forwards down some sort of tunnel.

"...Erm." He motioned awkwardly to the girl, but then realized it was probably too dark for her to have seen. "...I'm going to go check on something."

Leaving Thomas to float next to her, he ducked into the cramped space and followed the clanking, and after a few moments, felt the tunnel widen. And there was someone ahead...the girl he had seen earlier. Not wanting to seem threatening, he stooped and leaned against a wall, gazing after "Rurik" as it ran almost headfirst into her. I suppose a creaky thing of metal and grease could make for a decent friend, huh.

"I take it he's yours?" Dante murmured quietly, thinking back several years ago.