He looked back up at Hazel, nodding silently. He wasn't mad at her, he could never stay mad at anyone for long, but he felt as though he should be ashamed of himself, so he would probably be a little extra quiet for a while. Which would be pretty quiet, since he was already mostly silent
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Hazel felt bad, so she grabbed Robin's hand and began to walk towards the sunrise. "Any idea's on how far help might be?" she asked him gently.
Robin shook his head. "There might be more animals?" He allowed himself to be led by Hazel, looking at the sunrise in front of him
Hazel nodded. Neither one of them spoke for a long, long time. The sun had gotten higher, and the temperature was just perfect. Suddenly she saw the end of the field, some woods, the trees filled with birds. "Hey, maybe they can help us!" Hazel cried, pulling she and Robin towards them. When Robin let go of her hand, they both started to run.
Robin wasn't able to keep up with Hazel completely, but eventually caught up with her near the trees, panting. He took a moment to catch his breath. "Do… do you know how we can find the evil in this land?" He asked the birds
A bird flew down and landed on the ground in front of them. "Humans!" it chirped.
"Yes, we're humans. Is there any way we can help?" Robin crouched down beside the bird
"The darkness." she bird said after a few seconds. "It's strongest in the north. You should go there." it said anxiously, then flew away.
"Well," Hazel said after a moment. "I guess we're headed for the north?"
Robin nodded, deciding to follow Hazel since he didn't know which way was North
Hazel started North, Robin's hand in hers. The sun was Hugh now, and the temperature still felt nice. "This is crazy," she muttered, and laughed slightly. "I'm just accepting orders from a talking bird that lives inside a ring." She smiled wide. "But it is fun, isn't it?"
He nodded again, taking in the scenery. Accepting orders from animals really wasn't all that strange to him, in fact, he even asked for their advice sometimes. Animals knew their way around
The woods were beautiful. Absolutely stunning. Hazel smiled as she looked around. "Y'know Robbie, maybe you were right to make us stay." she said softly. But then, out of no where, she heard a low grumble, and the ground started to shake.
Robin jumped, startled, and looked for the source of the sound. "W-what was that?"
The ground continued shaking. "I… I don't know!" Hazel cried. She fell onto her side, and the ground started to tear apart. "ROBIN!" She screamed, as the earth cracked beneath him. She shakily stood and pulled him to her. She held him extremely tight, and the both shook violently with the earth. Then, with a mighty roar, tree's falling and earth breaking, it opened up beneath them and they fell, both screaming.
Robin started hyperventilating as they fell. No no no no no no! This couldn't be happening! His worst fear was of heights, and now he was falling who knew how far? "Hazel!" He clung to her, terrified
"I've got you!" she screamed, and they continued to fall. Then, she felt land beneath her. Stone. It didn't hit her hard, in fact it didn't hurt at all. She landed on it softly, like she hadn't been falling for over a minute.
Robin was laying on the floor, still hyperventilating and shaking violently. He seemed to be trying not to cry
"Robin." Hazel breathed, and she hugged him. "You can cry, It's okay. We're okay. We're Safe." she was saying breathlessly.
Robin hugged her back, holding onto her for dear life and trying to control his breathing. "This place is terrifying…" He breathed
"I know its…" Hazel trailed off as she looked around. "Its… Its actually beautiful." she whispered. There was a soft glow that filled the cavern, and the top was covered in… stars? Millions of purple, blue, and silver and gold specs covered the ceiling and walls of the cave. They weren't glow worms, the didn't look the same. It was like they were floating in space.
Robin looked up and gulped. They seemed to have fallen pretty far down. "H-how are we going to get back up? Hello? Is anyone there? Hello?!" He called out desperately into the cave, too panicked to properly take in the surroundings
"Hey, hey calm down." Hazel said, helping him stand. "Look!" she said, pointing towards the south. "There's more light coming from down there. If we go far enough, maybe it'll be an opening. We can get out of here, okay?"
Robin grabbed Hazel's arm for support, looking around nervously. He was still shaking, and he was forcing himself not to look up. It would make him panic more.
Hazel nodded for him, and started walking towards the light.
"Are you sure this leads out and not to another hole?" Robin asked, sounding worried
"Oh, of course not. I'm not sure of anything. But, I'm trying to stay optimistic! Besides, I could always just take off the ring." she said, tousling his hair. "hey look," she said. "A pool!" she pointed over to the left, where a medium size, crystal clear pool sat, with water pouring into it through a source in the rocks that they couldn't see.
"Do you think it's magical?" Robin stared at the pool, hoping it wasn't dangerous
"I think so." she breathed, approaching the pool.
Robin followed her nervously, not wanting to be too far away from her in case something happened
The pool was beautiful. Absolutely stunning. Hazel bent down and put her hand in. The temperature was perfect, and she closed her eyes in bliss. Not even thinking, she threw of her shoes and socks and jumped in. It felt like the most amazing thing she could ever imagine! Bringing her head above the surface, she laughed at Robin's horrified expression. "Come on in! Robin it feels spectacular!" She cried.