Lumikki laughed off his comment, opting not to entertain the idea.
"I was keen enough to pack any water if ye need some, as for a meal, well the darkness does fine." True to her notion she grabbed herself a handful before stuffing it in her mouth. All the annoyances thus far were making her hungry.
She knew there would be complications to this job, but now more than ever she can see why no one had any desire to take it. She kept looking over the miners as she made her way to the next task. She wanted to explore the ground some more, look over the ores, marvel at the caves. Instead she is met with petty men hungry for coin.
She suppose it was to be expected. She should of know better that things would not be as she intended. At his point this quest felt like it dragged on too long. As if she's been here, in a stasis that kept her from doing other things. Other things that were more worth her time. Yet who really is the one to know. Nothing was panning out as is.
Lumi took in another handful of her meal before getting back into work. Tracing along the walls with her eyes for weak points and when she was sure she found them, she'd will massive stalagmites of dark frost to pierce the point and break the tension. The walls would crumble before her, but breaking in a more controlled way. The further in they went, the less Lumi wanted to be with the destruction of the walls.
As she work her way through the stone along side Emil. Tearing away wall after wall carefully. The miners that were around them became more and more scarce. Most had to stick to the areas they were assigned. Tending to the materials gathers and cleaning out the wall rubble.
Only three men had been assigned to move on further. Tasked with reporting on the progress and assisting the task. As Lumi and Emil kept focused working, it became more and more easy to over look their presence. The guards never fell, but it wasn't a forefront in the mind.
One of the three men stuck by her as she traced the walls. Chiming in his suggestions on how she could work even more faster and efficiently. Spouting nonsense that she already knew and didn't care to hear. Over and over again. At first Lumi had the sense to ignore him, not really caring for what he had to say. Yet the more she worked and tried to zone him out, the more he would insist on her attention. He was calm as he spoke at first, albeit annoying in tone. Though his nitpicks would pile up more and more. His suggestions would sound more and more like demands as they went on. The insistent naggin was throwing off Lumi as she was trying to remain civil. There were only so many people she wanted to impale in the day.
But now it was becoming too much. He would grab her hand as she worked to force her attention, soon after yanking back his hand as it froze over with black ice. Lumi's patience was gone, and in her anger many stalagmites formed, breaking the ground.
Lumi fell through the chasm alone, the path behind her only caved in further. The man and those with Emil were still fine. It was only a matter of finding the Daemon girl below.
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