Chapter 40: CHAPTER 40: New is Strange

With small tentative steps seeing no other way around the green obstacle in front of it, and looking down at its sharp paws used for sticking to the walls of the caves and the ground it walked on, without thinking further, the cute squirrel beast jumped on top of the green thing in front of it, to jump to the other side and be on its way.

Silence reigned…as Ashen and Green tentatively held their breaths seconds away for dashing for their lives the moment they saw the cute fellow leap on the monster's tail.

"I think we should run," Green said even though the monster in front of them still seemed to be asleep.

Ashen hearing this, already began taking bigger steps back, thankful that the monster was indeed a deep sleeper. As he backed away the range with which he could see the monster got smaller since the light no longer covered it.