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Airus had taken to the task like any other, whole heartedly though his force sight meant the tunnels and darkness would bother him not he still precautions. He found himself venturing off the beaten path squeezing through passageways also to small, as he kept himself bundled in the robes he wore. Though as he worked his way deeper he felt something strange, a calling of sorts pulling him downward. Working his way deeper and deeper into the caverns he tried his best to avoid disturbing the wildlife. Though as he went further he found himself beyond where Jedi had walked before. A warmth came from below, but the warmth of heat but that of home... A long forgotten to the Miraluka. They were a tight knit species... Considering all of their brother and sisters through the force, it had taken him over a year to break the habit of addressing his fellow rebels as brother or sister, some had been... Unnaturally adverse to the subject. Unlike himself, Varina had taken to life beyond Alpheridies quite well Airus had struggled to find his place for awhile. A lack of eyes... Is unnerving to some.

He felt along the cool stone walls as he came to a long abandoned cavern, here unlike the rest of the caves he saw no glitters of force energy one might note as kyber crystals. No here in this place they had long since been taken or forgotten, but the warmth grew and Airus could not help but be drawn further in. Slowly he stepped into an larger open cave a single Gorgodon slept on island of geothermal rock now exposed to the cold air. The warmth was great however, the sleeping beast posed an issue as upon the once lava cover island sat a pair of crystals... His crystals, he could feel the pulse and pull. Varina had asked him to bring back two... She wanted to make a saber for him, they were close and he knew it was important to her that he carry something from her with him.

Airus looked at the lava, certainly a single good jump would get him down to the island... But back up would be tricky, it was further down from his spot in the cavern. Not to mention the noise might awaken the sleeping Gorgodon or worse it might smell him having to get so close to the damnable creature. But not just any crystal would do... He needed to find his crystal... "Listen to the crystals Airus... It will call to you, Bogan take you Varina... Me without a damn thermal detonator..." He whispered to himself as got an idea his staff certainly wouldn't do much against a beast like that.

Yet... It could buy him time or perhaps... It was time to trust in his own gifts over his weapon of choice. Airus took a deep breath, summoning up his courage he focused on one thing calm. Dropping down onto the island as the heat washed over him finding himself sweating as he stepped up the bank. He moved towards Gorgodon as tossed in it's sleep his scent and the sounds of his approach even as quiet as he could muster disturbing the beasts restful sleep. But Airus instead of tensing relaxed pushing outwards with empathy exuding his natural calm and peace... As each step brought him closer to the beast and his twin prizes, he kept it up doing his best to share his serenity with the predatory beast watching as it slowly nestled back to sleeping he advanced carefully towards the crystals.

He snatched them, his own excitement that it was working filled him... Only for the beasts eyes to shoot open as Airus then realized his mistake, one moment of joy had allowed the beast to awaken. He backed up yet before it lunged forward trying to grab him in it's embrace he rushed towards the other edge of the island and using his staff like a pole-vault, he launched himself at a ledge. Kicking off of it, he grabbed the caverns edge. Airus scrambled up the cavern as the taller man bolted for the caves he'd come from as the Gorgodon leapt up giving a roar. Airus's sight could see more moving through the tunnels, that would explain why this area was so sparsely traveled it was full of the damn things!

Sprinting Airus worked his through the tighter passages as the creatures forced to work their way around eventually lost interest in their hunt as Airus ascended further and further till the air turned freezing once more. "Why must you be so much trouble?" Spoke the Padawan before collapse to lay on the cool ground legs numb, slowly lifting the pair of crystals to stare at them. Slowly and exhaustingly Airus made his way back, the occasional howls of the Gorgodon's following him up. As he took a seat to being construction he grunted. "By Ashla... Never doing that again." He spoke breathing heavy.