"Whoa, whoa, whoa -- no one said anything about climbing through some grotty, dark little shaft. I, uh, I wouldn't fit! What with my shield and all. I mean, let's not be hasty, here. Maybe there's some other way to get in. Some way that's . . . bigger. And not as dark."
"Hang on a tic... you're not claustrophobic, are you?"
Nicola's cheeks colored. "I, uh, it's . . ."
An awkward pause.
"Look. I'm sorry. I'm not going in there. You all go ahead, if you're determined to cram yourself through there. I'll look around for some other way to get in. And, here, why don't you give me the tabard we took from Big Rock Clearing, and the knife we got off those things earlier. If I can't find another way in, I'll head back to town and let them know what we've found so far. Maybe they'll send help."
"Fair enough, but realize you lose out on all the loot those demons had probably stored down here. Well gentlemen, I guess it's down to just us then. Can't say I'm all that enthused about being stuck in a narrow dark tunnel with a fortune teller either."
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"Whoa, whoa, whoa -- no one said anything about climbing through some grotty, dark little shaft. I, uh, I wouldn't fit! What with my shield and all. I mean, let's not be hasty, here. Maybe there's some other way to get in. Some way that's . . . bigger. And not as dark."
Janus paused as a thought crossed his mind. Simultaneously funny and unfortunate.
"Hang on a tic... you're not claustrophobic, are you?"
"If I can fit, you can fit. Get moving."
"Yeah, quit yer bellyaching already, those beasts probably cleared out long ago anyway."
"You just had to say that."
Nicola's cheeks colored. "I, uh, it's . . ."
An awkward pause.
"Look. I'm sorry. I'm not going in there. You all go ahead, if you're determined to cram yourself through there. I'll look around for some other way to get in. And, here, why don't you give me the tabard we took from Big Rock Clearing, and the knife we got off those things earlier. If I can't find another way in, I'll head back to town and let them know what we've found so far. Maybe they'll send help."
Nicola looked around. "Well, unless there's anything else, I'll be off."
Rafael stepped into the tunnel, the narrow space forcing him to move slowly.