The rabbit's form peeled away to show that of a raven. Its eyes were out of the norm as it showed red, and two more opened to reveal it bore four eyes altogether. "Clever, clever girl," the raven croaked out. He sounded quite impressed indeed."So sure to chase the rabbit we figured you reckless enough to pick a direction at random. It seems there is much sense to you. Perhaps your potential is indeed not wasted despite your insistent need to rebel. Follow me now, this has wasted enough time ye?"
The raven turned and took flight, not wasting a second to be gone. Lumikki skipped behind, maintaining her stride to match its glide. As they went down the path there were multiple instances of breaks in the route. A choice was needed to proceed further on, yet they didn't really have to guess at the best ways to progress. The raven had done it for them. Lumikki found this whole occurrence to be odd but her desire to be out of the maze beat out her rebellion. She would often look up to the sky to make sure they were indeed making progress to the end and each glance confirmed the raven's choices.
"Yeeees, clever girl indeed for not blindly trusting us. You really do have a sense we see." Perhaps with one of its many eyes the raven had looked back to see Lumikki's caution. Ever so alert on the directions taken. This flustered and annoyed her, she hardly enjoyed being watched. This entire experience made her simply uncomfortable.
" I've been too tired to speak but you have tried my patience. Who are you to help us through the Synechós Metatopízetai λαβύρινθος anyway?" Lumikki's eyes were shifting to a bright purple in her anger and displeasure. She tolerated the help to be out sooner but she can't ignore the feeling of her skin crawling any longer. With Tamas here she wanted to consider him as well, if this was indeed the faster way out then it was for the best. But at what cost was she willing to pay for the freedom? With each step on the ground, she was now leaving frost behind. Her frustration was becoming more and more apparent with every second.
"Testy, testy child; but fair enough. We were wondering how long you could hold off from asking. You were patient enough so we shall grant you an answer. We were sent by your father to observe, you tampered with the pact so we became necessary. He was curious how you would handle the mess so near your home and so he wanted to oversee your strength. We took the form of a raven since it's one you know so well and it worked well enough."
"The fuck he wants with me!? Doesn't he get the point that I want to be rid of him!?" Lumikki spouted through gritted teeth. The air around her was rapidly dropping in temperature. The frost was beginning to touch the shrub beside her. Freezing it as she passed by.
"Oh he is aware child but it does not make him care for you any less. He awaits to see if you can fulfill your potential in time. Run as you may there is nowhere to go. My presence here proves that. I added myself to the maze to also test you and you faired well enough, but it is time I take my leave. But before it I go," the raven began before turning toward Lumikki, flying right at her. It stopped her in her tracks in confusion. "He leaves you with a gift young miss," he said before flying into her and merging into her form. She clawed at her chest as if she could pull him back out. Though it was to no avail. "You can't escape me, silly girl," said a voice she hadn't heard in so long, but he didn't stay long in her thoughts. Another voice soon pushed him out. " As if I'll ever let you..."
The response of the voice in her thoughts brought her comfort. They joined along with her to fight off the presence of her insufferable father. The voice did well to mute his from her mind. It wasn't a lot, but it calmed her down enough to remember the task at hand and continue down this annoyingly long maze.
As the two continued the only path, was a short way to go. Silent after the raven's departing. A rumble could be heard up ahead like the sound of a beast. The sun had already set and was replaced by the shine of the moon. Just enough for someone of normal vision to get the gist of what's before them but not quite enough to see clearly. So Lumikki walked ahead first to scout the noise and spare Tamas the encounter, peaking in the opening just ahead to make out a horned beast of massive size. Thinking over in her head the possibilities she quickly concluded it could only be one thing, holding up her hand as a signal to Tamas to not progress further.
"A minotaur guards the path ahead. Probably blocking the end. We'll have to beat it to get out and be done with this mess. Are you ready for the battle Titan?"
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