[duckie]

Sootflare
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Sootflare unsheathed his claws to gain better purchase on the soil and soon they were close to the surface and, hopefully, the river. His paw met loose soil, sending it crumbling to the ground in front of them and letting a small beam of daylight shine into the tunnel. It was sandier here - they had to be close.

"Alright." he meowed firmly, "We stop here. We'll continue from the surface. Any further and we risk being stuck down here when the water starts flowing. Let's go."

With a swift nod of his head, he turned around and led the pair out of the tunnels and to the surface. Using his old marker for reference, he headed towards the river and soon found the small hole where the tunnel reached the surface. It was only a few tail lengths from the river bank.

"This is it. We just need to carve a channel to meet the tunnel."

[ @eerie elysian @Slushie ]