The Promise She Made

"Awooo!"

"He's here?"

Kulimo's ears pricked and he instantly shifted forms and raced out of the little enclosed hideout. Pits and flame holes littered the ground of the valley, but Kulimo leaped over them with ease and arrived before a cracked cave.

He gave his surroundings a brief glance, moved to the side of the cave, and squeezed under an inconspicuous hole.

Beeezzzz!

The light inside the cave was dim, brightened by a few flares and sparks shooting from the cracks on the floor. Flame Bees buzzed around Kulimo's large frame as he located their meeting spot by memory.

After a few twists and turns, he wedged beneath another hole and arrived before a wide clearing.

"You're here." From the shadows of the cave, a cold voice resounded in greeting.

"Elder Saros, it's been a while." Kulimo released his aura and languidly walked to the center of the clearing and dignifiedly sat on his haunches.