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Sound returned to the maze in a most unpleasant manner.

Ronan barely stopped himself before stepping on a scorpion, hurriedly backing up once he got a good look at the scene before him. The collective chattering from the mass of arachnids was almost worst than the silence of before, and the selkie quickly grabbed his nose. He wasn't sure if he was going to sneeze, but at this moment he didn't want to take a chance.

After it became clear that a sneeze wasn't coming he took away his hand and looked over to Iorek, his voice hushed. "I think you should be to float over this without issue. Might... you be able to carry me over with you?" He didn't like putting the raevan on the spot like this, but he couldn't think of anything that would work better.

Ronan gave nary a peep as Iorek carried him over, too distracted by the chittering arachnids to care about the awkward pose. Finally the two of them were clean of the dangerous mass and the selkie gratefully set his feet back on the ground. "A-agreed...." he said with a shaky smile in response to the raevan.

Turning around, he prepared to keep going.... and ran smack dab into a wall of greenery. Backing up he spat a few leaves out of his mouth.

".... better than more scorpions I guess."

You're either going from bad to worse, from good to bad, or from moderately okay to bad with this one! You round a corner of the maze and lo and behold what is this? The floor of the maze from this end of the hall to the other is covered in...sand? What a strange thing, sand in a maze, but don't be fooled! This is quicksand and it's just as bad a thing as those Indiana Jones movies make it out to be, especially when the path you just came from closes off in a leafy rustling of growth. No going back now.

Iorek drifted beside Ronan, dutiful and alert, as they moved deeper into the maze. He was becoming more and more worried as their journey continued to twist and turn. They had to make it out of here but what about making it out in one piece? Perhaps that was the real challenge of this place.

The raevan had moved away from Ronan for just a minute to try and pry a bushel of maze leaves back from the hedges. But not even his strong arms could make the assortment of greenery budge. Jeez...leaves weren't even his kryptonite!

He huffed in frustration and moved back to the selkie.

"Oh whoa! How did you get that to move?" Iorek asked with surprise as his wide eyes looked over fallen wall.

What the heck?! Wasn't he supposed to be the strongest of this pairing? Isn't that why he was dragging around these monster arms?

Maybe if he hadn't been debating on who was the strongest, Iorek could have caught Ronan just as he began to sink. It was only after the man had vanished from sight that Iorek realized something was wrong. He yelped in fright when he saw Ronan struggling against the sand tugging at his leg.

"Ronan!" The raevan cried as he dove to grab a hold of him. Although the man was out of the danger zone by the time he had gotten to him, Reks still pulled him close and far away from the murky pit.

Frightened green eyes looked over the wet sand that clung to Ronan's leg. He didn't look hurt but boy that certainly got his heart racing. He hadn't been paying full attention to what was going on and his partner was the one who had to suffer.

Reks winced at the realization and lowered his head in shame. "Yeah I certainly seem to be lucking out on these things. Are you okay though? I-I'm sorry I didn't catch that sooner. How is your leg? D-Do you want me to carry you the rest of the maze? It seems like the maze is after you."

If he had to carry Ronan on his back or in his arms to keep him safe he would. "If you say no, at least let me carry us across this quicksand. You've played the part of Indiana Jones long enough."

It seems that having a Raevan companion for this leg of the maze is a blessing! With Iorek's help, you both get across the hall of sink sand with nothing more than a sandy leg and a pricked hand as signs you were even here at all. Once Ronan is on his feet, the pathway before you opens up and you are now free to leave this place.

((Go ahead and roll.))

Ronan exhaled as he got back on the ground, straightening his shirt sleeves. "Perhaps a raevan amusement park," he joked, "After all it hasn't been very kind to the poor saps with legs." Walking for a bit with the gargoyle at his side and the sand on his foot only chafing mildly, the selkie gave a sigh when they turned a corner and came upon another dead end.

"... I hope this doesn't become a theme." This was the second time they'd run into a dead end after danger... not exactly reassuring. Still a bit leery from the result from the last time a wall had opened up for him, Ronan decided to wait and let Iorek look for a bit instead.