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"We should still wait by the cabin," Setsuko called over her shoulder. "We can circle around it. I hope it hasen't broken down..."

"Me too," Rue agreed. It would be pretty bad if it broke down. She angled into a dive, circling above the cabin as she waited for the tremors to stop.

Setsuko followed and looped around the cabin. Thankfully, it was still standing. Perhaps the little wooden house was stronger than she thought. "I think it's over," She called, noticing that the earth no longer trembled and shook.

"Le's land then," Rue said, agreeing with Setsuko. She angled her body again, landing lightly on the ground, bracing herself incase it trembled again.

Setsuko landed as well. As soon as they where both on the ground, a terrible rumble shook them to their knees. "Why did you leave?" A menacing voice hissed in their ears. "Why did you leave the Caverns of Life?" Setsuko suppressed a terrified scream. The Caverns of Life? Surely it couldn't mean...those caves?

"Setsuko? You hear that too?" Rue asked, struggling to stay calm, her brown eyes wide. She stepped back unconsiously, backing away as if it would seperate her from the Voice.

"That disembodied voice talking about Caverns of Life? Yeah, I hear it." She replied, nervousness obvious on her face. But as soon as the great rumble came, it just left, though a soft whisper remained. "The Caverns," It murmured, "The Caverns of Life." The voice was menacing and cold, and just left with a gust of wind. The ground was then still and the air silent.

Rue looked around for any source of the voice in vainn. Nothing. "WHere is it coming from?" she asked, slightly releived that it wasn't speaking at the moment.

"I don't know," Setsuko replied, "But I think it wants us to go back to those caves." She shuddered, remembering the tunnles that seemed to have overtaken her mind. Jaci moaned nervously.

"I don't want to go back," Rue said. Setsuko had seemed to be way freaked out after staring into a tunnel in there, it had disturbed her too

Setsuko stared off into the distance, in the direction of the menacing cave. "Neither do I," She admitted, face contorted with concern. "But I don't think we have a choice." She shuddered, remembering the fierce emotions that swept over her as she stared into the seemingly glowing tunnels. Gathering her courage, she spoke again. "We'll go tomorrow." Jaci moaned, not wanting to any more than the next person. He shuffled his paws nervously, glancing around as if he expected something to attack him on the spot. Setsuko stoked him reassuringly, though she was quite nervous herself.

"We could just fly away from them. We don't have to do what it says," she said.

"No," Setsuko responded firmly. "Something tells me we have to. Believe me, I don't want to," She added, noticing Rue's expression and Jaci's constant twitching. "But I don't think we have a choice." She closed her unique eyes and sighed. When she opened them again, a new, fierce determination shown. "I don't know why, but I think there's something there that we have to encounter."

"Perfect," Rue muttered. "WOnderful sense of premonition. But fine. I'll go," she said, letting out a small sigh at the end of the sentence.

Setsuko entered the cabin. "It's getting dark," She pointed out. She hadn't realized that they had been chatting so long. "We should eat and then get some sleep. Where's that rabbit you caught?"