Leila grumbled to herself as she trudged through the dimly lit caves. Her torch had gone out hours ago and she was beginning to suspect that she was hopelessly, irreversibly lost. Her wide blue eyes slowly scanned the shadows, picking up subtle shades in the darkness that a human would have been totally blind to. Pointed, catlike ears atop her head swiveled slightly, but she'd heard nothing but the sound of her own footsteps since she entered the cave.<br/><br/>Long white tail twitching eerily she paused for a moment at yet another fork in the path. She sighed, looking from one to the other, and was prepared to choose randomly once again when her sharp eyes picked up the faintest hint of light down the path on the left. That was it, the exit! She hadn't found the treasure her masters had spoken of, but she'd been wandering the dark caves so long that she didn't even care. She'd be a laughing stock when she returned to the meeting house empty handed, but being mocked by her fellow thieves was vastly preferable to spending the night in this spooky maze of stone.<br/><br/>After quickly adjusting her pack she took off at a run, feline grace and sharp eyesight allowing her to gracefully dodge and weave around the occasional stalactite and stalagmite. Before long she emerged into a forest, the cool blue of night just descending. She paused, blinking curiously as she felt a light rain begin to fall. It was the dry season back home, it had been countless generations since rain and come during the dry season...<br/><br/>Now that she stopped to look around, Leila began noticing subtle differences between this grove and the one she'd passed through to get to the labyrinthine caves. The undergrowth was thicker, dotted with strange flowers and plants she'd never seemed. The trees seemed different, both in look and placement. Things were denser than they were back home, wilder, but oddly serene.<br/><br/>"Must have come out the other side..." she muttered to herself, flipping up the hood of the light cloak she wore. Wherever she was, it was better than the caves, and she set off to find a suitable place to make camp for the night.