Calal looked up and saw something he definitely had not expected. His heart leapt in his chest, racing for a moment. The Blades were here—what could they possibly want? A short sigh of relief escaped him as he realized they weren’t here for them. But then, his eyes nearly popped out of his skull when he saw THE EMPEROR OF ALL PEOPLE arrive and pardon them.
"Well, then." Calal said with a grin, quickly stepping forward as the cage was opened. He slipped out with ease, flashing another grin as he squeezed past Captain Renault.
"You'll have to PARDON me."
He didn’t rush ahead like some of the others. Instead, he stood to the side, letting others take the lead down the tunnel. While some hesitated over which way to go, he waited. The choice was obvious—there was only one real way out. His eyes darted around as the sounds from outside grew closer and closer. The blades were there but their main goal was to protect the Emporer, of which Calal was very much not!
He definitely didn’t want to show up at home empty-handed. Who knew if that person was coming back with the lockbox—or if they’d even survive this chaos? His wife had been expecting that money. But was it really worth waiting around and risking an arrow to the chest? Or worse? He didn’t want to make that decision, but if he wanted to survive, he knew he had to.
Calal watched Caddach head into the tunnel and sighed. He knew it was the best choice, the blades that went to go get their gear surely were going to run into trouble on the way there or back. This was inevitable. But Calal knew at the end of this tunnel was most likely trouble as well.
"Well, from one dark hole to another… here we go!" he muttered before following.
Moving through the tunnel wasn’t difficult—in fact, his stature made it easier. He wasn’t the tallest man, but in this case, being smaller had its advantages. He could hear the others shuffling and running above him. His mind drifted to his family, to his kids waiting for him.
"Gotta get home." he murmured, running his hands along the damp, bumpy rock walls as he pressed forward. Calal's footsteps echoing in the cave as he moved swiftly and trying to be quiet. Whoever they were heading to he didn't want them to hear him on the way.
"Well, then." Calal said with a grin, quickly stepping forward as the cage was opened. He slipped out with ease, flashing another grin as he squeezed past Captain Renault.
"You'll have to PARDON me."
He didn’t rush ahead like some of the others. Instead, he stood to the side, letting others take the lead down the tunnel. While some hesitated over which way to go, he waited. The choice was obvious—there was only one real way out. His eyes darted around as the sounds from outside grew closer and closer. The blades were there but their main goal was to protect the Emporer, of which Calal was very much not!
He definitely didn’t want to show up at home empty-handed. Who knew if that person was coming back with the lockbox—or if they’d even survive this chaos? His wife had been expecting that money. But was it really worth waiting around and risking an arrow to the chest? Or worse? He didn’t want to make that decision, but if he wanted to survive, he knew he had to.
Calal watched Caddach head into the tunnel and sighed. He knew it was the best choice, the blades that went to go get their gear surely were going to run into trouble on the way there or back. This was inevitable. But Calal knew at the end of this tunnel was most likely trouble as well.
"Well, from one dark hole to another… here we go!" he muttered before following.
Moving through the tunnel wasn’t difficult—in fact, his stature made it easier. He wasn’t the tallest man, but in this case, being smaller had its advantages. He could hear the others shuffling and running above him. His mind drifted to his family, to his kids waiting for him.
"Gotta get home." he murmured, running his hands along the damp, bumpy rock walls as he pressed forward. Calal's footsteps echoing in the cave as he moved swiftly and trying to be quiet. Whoever they were heading to he didn't want them to hear him on the way.