#crystfractals

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Janne sighed as he looked around. Investigating strange places wasn't something he wasn't unfamiliar with at this point, but a sirens' graveyard was probably one of the weirder ones. The Blazing Wolf kept his rapier out, vigilant in case any strange monsters came lurking in his and Yew's direction.

A chuckle left him as Yew elbowed him, and he flashed the other a grin.

"Hey, even if it is haunted, what's the worst they can do? Sing pretty songs at us? I mean, if the sirens are dead, they can't be able to just...lure us off in some random direction to our doom, right?"

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By the time Yew made it to the docks, he would see Janne and Geist emerging from what appeared to be some kind of cavern nearby, with Janne mainly panting for breath.

"Wh- Yew!?" Janne looked up at Yew, still obviously trying to catch his breath as he pushed strands of hair out of his face, before realizing- the other probably overheard them just now. "Okay, apparently there might be some kind of monster in that cavern over there...?"

Geist cleared his throat, a sigh leaving him after as he glanced toward Yew. "We heard in passing from some people that there were odd noises coming from this little hidden cavern by the port. Janne and I thought we'd investigate. And once we got deep in there..."

"We kinda-glimpsed the creature. It was...bear-like? What the heck is a bear monster doing in a cavern near a port?" Janne frowned, shaking his head, just before Geist gave Janne a wide grin.

"We may have both screamed, but you screamed way louder than me, pup."

Janne groaned, trying to elbow Geist. "Put a sock in it, Reaper! Either way, there's definitely some kind of monster down there, and we've got no idea what it is...or if the two of us could take it on alone."

Geist shrugged, dodging his elbow quickly. "I didn't get the chance to use Eradication on it because Janne dragged me out before I could do a thing." He glanced toward Yew, eyes flashing. "Now that you're here, maybe we ought to go straight in and find out exactly what that monster is together."

Janne stared at Geist. "Seriously!?"