While Kiriei lead them through the tunnels she was careful to stay away from many of the tunnels going down. A lot of them had faded sounds of crashing water coming from them and looked like they gave a bit of an unpleasant drop. She kept them relatively close to the surface until she found a tunnel she liked. The path lead down gradually and had step-like indentations carved into the black rock. They almost looked like they'd been carved away by the beating of waves. Considering this was where the water elder lived, that may very well have been so.<br/><br/>Kiriei could begin to hear the crashing of waves up ahead, but they didn't sound violent, more soothing really. It was also getting noticeably warmer the farther they went into the caves; more like a tropic temperature now, and very humid. After a while, the sound of slow, relaxed breathing could also be heard. They came to what looked like the mouth of a cavern. There was no door, so Kiriei took a moment to hide around the corner before quietly entering the chamber.<br/><br/>What she saw was a circular cavern. There was a rim of black stone around the outer edge where one could walk. The rest of the cavern dipped in significantly and was filled with a sparkling greenish-blue water. There was some greenish moss that grew on the walls and ceiling and offered enough light to see by, and the Night dragon suspected they had some influence on the color of the water.<br/><br/>In the center of the pool was a large black stone. Curled, sleeping, atop this was a teal, female, serpentine dragon. The wave sound seemed to be made as the water mimicked the elder's calm breathing: receding when she inhaled, and pushing back upon the stone when she exhaled. She looked so peaceful... Kiriei felt guilty at the prospect of waking her. She looked to Jerrar for support.