The bear grunts, and turns his attention back to you.<br/><br/>"Hrmm. Shuddenly, I find myshelf worried..." The bear smirks and raises up his hand, muttering a small incantation... and your crossbow shines with light. "There. Try not to get yourshelf killed in the cavesh, Elf."<br/><br/>With that, the were-bear shifts to his full on "animal" form and pads away, disappearing down off the side of the trail... leaving you to enter the dark hole, alone.<br/><br/>Even with the bear's light, you find that the cave is oppressively dark. You feel like you can see maybe ten feet in front of you, tops... which leads you to believe that the darkness isn't "natural," per se.<br/><br/>And your suspicions are confirmed, when almost immediately you hear a raspy voice, echoing through the darkness.<br/><br/><em>"Intruder! Who sent you?"</em>The voice sounds like gravel, rolling down a mountainside... enough so that for a moment you actually fear that the roof will fall down on you.<em>"These treasures are mine, do you hear me! You can not have them! My "pets" will make sure of that..."</em>