[Caution is the best thing to have when dealing with the man that runs with demons. While Christian is joking and the lichen probably is just naturally phosphorescent, the Subtle Realm has a strange and unpredictable nature. There's no way to be one hundred percent sure that danger doesn't lurk in the shadows.
For the time being, though, the two have something else to deal with. Christian seems to take to the danger like a seal to water, slipping further and further in, sure-footed despite his usual awkwardness. With demons and magic the act changes. Humans look for weaknesses, demons toward strength.]
We won't take too long.
[He offers the reassurance like he knows it's true. He has no way of knowing. But they continue down the winding crevice, Christian climbing over rocks and using his hand for light. Even if Hiccup hadn't told him to keep it dim, the range it offers is weak.]
What's the best thing you've ever found in a cave?
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For the time being, though, the two have something else to deal with. Christian seems to take to the danger like a seal to water, slipping further and further in, sure-footed despite his usual awkwardness. With demons and magic the act changes. Humans look for weaknesses, demons toward strength.]
We won't take too long.
[He offers the reassurance like he knows it's true. He has no way of knowing. But they continue down the winding crevice, Christian climbing over rocks and using his hand for light. Even if Hiccup hadn't told him to keep it dim, the range it offers is weak.]
What's the best thing you've ever found in a cave?
[It's an actual serious question out of nowhere.]