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Tuesday: September 4, 2007
Who: Adrienne and Kazuki
When: Early afternoon
Where: Western caves
What: Spelunking!

Though Zach’s birthday had already past by one day, and though the couple had already celebrated the night before Adrienne ventured out to find something more to give her boyfriend. A late birthday present it wasn’t, but merely something that the werewolf wanted to do for Zach and the good weather had presented ample opportunity. Her quest took her far from Helicharis and toward the western slope of the mountains that surrounded the valley. Some of the dwarves in town had mentioned the presence of caves in that area, caves that held a plethora of minerals that could not be found elsewhere.

The information immediately caught Adrienne’s attention and her first thought afterward was that she wanted to go exploring for some raw materials for Zach to practice his alchemy with. The lycanthrope knew that it was hard finding different materials to work with especially since they were so isolated within Elysium. While the elves had sought to provide the citizens with almost every necessity, the items that were available to them were already processed and made into something usable. Adrienne wanted the alchemist to have raw materials to practice with, and since the elves didn’t often go mining the dark-haired girl decided to go on her own.

With a backpack full of supplies the girl headed out toward the western caves on foot. The trek there was long but not tiring. The weather had been much cooler since the month turned to September and it made walking long distances that much easier. Within an hour she had made it to the point in the road where she would start heading toward the mountains. The dwarves had given her some direction to the caves that were nestled there and Adrienne hoped she would be able to find them.

And she did with ease. The dwarves directions were surprisingly accurate – “You’ll see an overhanging rock that looks like a witch’s nose! Twenty-five paces to the right and there be a cave, right there!” – and it didn’t take long for the girl to find the entrance. It was dark, and Adrienne could feel a cool breeze blowing out from within its depth. She crouched at the entrance and deposited her backpack on the ground to loot it for her supplies. There were no flashlights in Elysium, and while Adrienne had brought one with her she didn’t bring enough of the D size batteries. Instead, the werewolf opted for a good old fashioned torch that she made that morning out of an old tee-shirt and a branch from a nearby tree. She had brought a flask of oil with her and some matches and was about to light the torch when she heard a noise behind her.

“Who’s there?” She asked quickly, rising to her feet and turning around to face whatever it was that had followed her.