Janelle and Arcaeus walked through the cave's mouth going into full darkness within a quarter mile, giving Janelle the opportunity to hold a small flame in her hand. It was silent as they walked, only the sound of their feet echoing in the cave as they walked. The flame danced off the walls around them, large enough to see all around them, though not enough to see far into the cave. They talked about battling; different battles they had been in, going against weak opponents that don't stand a chance. The best weapons to use and how to use them accordingly, as well as the training they had both had. They spoke quietly to not create an irritating echo throughout the cave as they walked. She showed him different moves, using her dagger as a substitute sword, showing him different spins and jumps, most of which he couldn't do with him height, though she could tell he sufficed with the moves he had developed over the years.<br/>As they walked, the tunnels broadened and narrowed, there were areas where there were different tunnels to go through, though they stuck with following it straight. Around an hour in she noticed the remnants of jewels scattered across the ground, pointing it out to Arcaeus who didn't show much interest, though as they continued, the jewels became larger in quantity and alert spread across Janelle's face. Her heart began to beat faster and she looked at Arcaeus, "We really need to go." He looked at her with a raised eyebrow, questioning and she explained, "This is a dragon's home and we will die if we don't leave RIGHT now." she emphasized the right, knowing it was imperative to their survival. If she had knowledge of the dragon and knew his or her's age the circumstances may be different. She grabbed his hand and broke out into a steady run with Arcaeus following suit. As they ran, the jewels slowing began forming into a mountain, years of going after coins and crowns and killing other dragons all shown by what they were seeing here. Their run slowed as they made the effort to climb over the mess, slipping down it when the coins fell underneath their weight. "The dragon obviously isn't here, should we be worried?" Arcaeus asked. They were making it over the other side of the mound when she answered, "He could be here any second." And with that they heard the first of a small series of roars. She could hear his wings beat as he landed in one of the cave's mouths, his breath as he huffed in anger. She could hear his large body moving its way through the cave quickly, shaking underneath his weight. She urged Arcaeus on, pulling on his arm to go faster. She knew they wouldn't make it in time and she stopped suddenly and began shoving the bags she was holding in Arcaeus' arms, "Here. Now you need to go, just run to the end and I'll catch up to you." He began protesting, explaining that he could help but she shoved him once more, "Go!" And with that, he turned away and left, breaking into a small jog. She began running and she jumped transforming in the air and landing. She wasn't sure how far Arcaeus had made it and she wondered if he had seen her. She crouched her head low, her tail moving like a snake behind her and she let out a growl, awaiting the other dragon's arrival; it wasn't long. He approached her, his large bulky body towering over hers. He was earth colored, with tattered wings, and only two horns on his head, the only two on his body. His eyes were large and full of anger. He let out a ear piercing roar, but she held her position, giving a roar right back. He took a few steps towards her, his head head high above her, smoke coming from his nostrils. She took that moment to swipe her talons across his head, leaving a large mark where his scales once were, blood dripping on the ground beneath him. She touched his mind with hers, sending images of their journey through the cave, clarifying with him they took nothing and want nothing. He was resistant at first though slowing began to understand she wasn't worth his time. He raised his paw and threw it against the side of her body, throwing her down and onto her side, forcing her to submit. He moved his head down and looked at her with one of his eyes and in her head she heard him yell<span style="font-style: italic">GET OUT!!!</span>And with that he let her go, turning around and swiping his tail in her direction. She stood up with a huff and began to run to catch up with Arcaeus.<br/>The run lasted thirty minutes before she saw the sunlight beginning to thrust threw the end of the cave. She saw the opening, with Arcaeus standing near the ledge and she transformed back into her human dragon form and continued to run. Arcaeus looked at her as she approached, a large an obvious bruise was swelling on her left arm and shoulder. She exchanged a look with him and she said, "We'll talk about it later. Let's get down there first."<br/>She looked at the scenery. The cave's ledge was overlooking a large basin full of grasslands. Trees dotted the landscape in small bunches, there was a small stream running from one end the the next with a serpentine look. In the middle though, was a large jagged scorch mark, dry and burnt looking against the greener areas surrounding it. "It doesn't look like it's here." She was only pointing out the obvious. Arcaeus shrugged his shoulders, "Let's still go check it out." "Ok. Well we have to fly down there." She answered and with her response, they both spread their wings to make their way down. She made it fun for herself, pulling her wings in and diving down with speed, making it to the ground in a short amount of time. She landed with Arcaeus following shortly after. They made sure to land close to the scorch for a shorter walk and they began to approach it within the half hour. The grass was green, but as they made it closer to the beginning of the mark, everything became gray and lifeless, lacing any lush on the ground. There was nothing, it was only flat. "Now what?" Janelle asked.