"Nope, I see it too," he pants in reply, Julian tugging him forward to compensate for his brand new blind spot. "Go, good idea, I'm right behind you!"
He is. The woods fall away to a slight incline which Daniel half-runs and half-skids down, his free hand catching at the gravel and loose dirt for a poor attempt at stability. He makes it into the opening at an abnormal angle, partially tripping into it - a cave of some kind, someplace just as eerie and dark as the woods they just came from but at least a hopefully defensible position. Aliyah steadies him before he faceplants completely, a merciful preservation of dignity he's certain he no longer has.
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He is. The woods fall away to a slight incline which Daniel half-runs and half-skids down, his free hand catching at the gravel and loose dirt for a poor attempt at stability. He makes it into the opening at an abnormal angle, partially tripping into it - a cave of some kind, someplace just as eerie and dark as the woods they just came from but at least a hopefully defensible position. Aliyah steadies him before he faceplants completely, a merciful preservation of dignity he's certain he no longer has.