[Request] Mythril Mines

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Characters: Fai D. Flourite & Asbel Lhant
Where: Mythril Mines, Lost Continent
When: May ???
Summary: Jessie sends these guys on a quest to bring back mythril and help clear monsters from the caves.
Warning: N/A

"So these are the Mythril Mines," Asbel mused, standing just inside the entrance to the cave. It was a good thing he'd splurged for some cold weather gear, otherwise he was fairly certain he would have frozen in place ages ago. As it was, it was still pretty uncomfortable, and he found himself shifting from one foot to the other, occasionally testing his fingers in their gloves to make sure they could still grip properly when the time came to fight.

From its mouth, the cave seemed to be deep, dimly lit, and punctuated by the broken and distorted echoes of monsters and who-knew-what-all-else lurking inside. There was no real way to know how strong they'd be either. At least that was nothing new; actually, it was a little exciting.

Asbel looked to Fai, a small smile creeping onto his face. "Since the monsters have been keeping people from excavating the mines, I'm guessing the mythril we're looking for is going to take a good while to get at, huh? You ready to go?"

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"Okay." Asbel gave a nod. Fai didn't seem too concerned, and he was willing to give the other man (and his pet) the benefit of a doubt. He definitely didn't know much about Chocobos, after all.

"I don't think standing around and becoming an ice pop would be too great for us or the people who work here, anyway." Maybe for the monsters, though. With that, Asbel chose to pick up his feet and walk a little faster, keeping an eye out for anything that moved.

"That's true..." he admitted. "But we should probably check as we go anyway, just to be sure no one's stuck down here." And in case any of the miners were trying to reverse the situation on their own. He wasn't sure if that was the prevalent in Crystallis, but sometimes the townspeople he watched over could be pretty obstinate.

"I wonder what kind of monsters live down here. Bats, golems?" A sound caught his attention up ahead, and Asbel decided that maybe he should focus more on being ready for a fight and less on small talk. "Sounds like something...heavy."

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Fai just made sure to walk on, bow at the ready for any monster that might come at them at any second. Upon hearing the noise he quickly drew and arrow and held the bow and arrow at the ready. He wasn't going to get caught nor prepared if he could help it.

"That does sound heavy. So not a bat, golem does seem likely since they are probably quite large when you think about it. But then you have to remember that there are other monsters from the outside that could have gotten in to, so one should remember what ones exist where we currently are."