Was she really that afraid of rats and just hadn't been aware of it? It was a bit of a silly fear and in hindsight she was probably going to give herself a bit of a talking to but for now she was currently of a mind to at least return to a level with a bit more light. To her credit, she did at least find herself capable of copying her companion's actions. Though he might necessarily have intended for her to copy them, the calming breath did work.
If she could just settle her nerves then she'd be fine, they were just rats etc...
Until they weren't.
Her eyes might well have been playing tricks on her but in place of the visitors that had promptly scurried elsewhere, there were a pair of gleaming yellow eyes peering back at her a short distance away and from that same space came a low, rumbling growl...
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