Adventure Classic: Dungeon Crawling

[waterfell]

From her vantage point, the entire countryside opened up before the priestess Mercury. Mountainous terrain spread from there to the horizon, dotted by caves and carpeted with forest. The broad vista took in a pristine landscape.

The beauty of the scene was marred only by the keening and noising of what might be animals, They sounded thick, and primal, and not as distant as a traveler might have preferred. Mercury faced in the direction of the noise anyway, noting it carefully, before she turned to return to her camp. More distant still, too distant to be seen, was her destination.

There was a long way to go yet, and there were many obstacles between her and her goal. Yet she had taken on this journey and quest willingly. The sign that her plans were favored were her healing powers. She was confident, in this bright morning, of her path.

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[one_one_se7en]

John's grip over his sword tightened, and he rose his shield with the insignia of his kingdom. He didn't so much need to hear Ami's order as to see her wander outside of the tent to know they would move out soon.

He was already used to sleeping in armor. He didn't even need to set his helmet on to prepare for their journey. He wished he had another layer of clothing beneath the chainmail and the plate, but he had gotten used to it.

The knight ties his rutsack to his armor, and walks towards the priestess the person he swore allegiance to after he became an errant knight.

"Are the others ready?"