Crystal Cave Adventure (RP)

Slowly, Albert makes his way forwards along the cavern edge till he pokes his broom stick sideways and doesn't feel a wall there. "Hey, everyone, I think I may have found a branching tunnel." He carefully moves towards the opening to check his theory, picks up a small pebble from the ground and throws it towards the opening to try and judge the size of it, based on the sound of it hitting the floor.

"I think it might be large enough to walk through." He says to the others. "Asha? Are you in here?" In a regular speaking voice, he calls out, hoping to hear Asha.

"Oh, Asha, I'm glad you're..." Albert notices that Asha is not there. "Oh, never mind. It was a distorted reflection." He looks away and seems to spot movement. He blinks and looks again. Did I just imagine that reflection moving? I'm sure I hadn't moved my hand. "Be careful, everyone, these crystals don't just make it hard to see where you're going, they are messing with my head."

Roald Points his sword in the direction he's walking in. After some time has passed he stops to listen: '' Be quiet for a moment everyone, I want to hear if there are signs of Asha or water.''

Roald says, ''Be quiet for a moment everyone, I want to hear if there are signs of Asha or water.''

Deoring stops in his tracks and strains his ears, holds his breath, and turns his head back and forth.

The silence draws Albert's attention to the crystals showing his reflection. He leans in to get a closer look, using the dim light on his staff to try and see better. These things are so strange. He taps it with a finger, touching his own reflection.

Albert whispers to his strange reflection. "Hello?"

Everyone stops walking for a moment after Roald’s request for quiet. In the silence, Deoring stops in his tracks and strains his ears, holds his breath, and turns his head back and forth. He listens intently, trying to hear Asha’s footsteps or a trickle of water. It reminds him of playing hide and seek as a kid, when he’d stand still and listen to hear his friends breathing or sometimes giggling, thus revealing where they were hiding. He was really good at finding them.

Raynor, light my way, he silently prays.

Albert looks up when he hears Deoring mentioning Asha, and follows him down the side passage. While walking he tells everyone "There's something odd about these crystals. I looked at one and it was like another person inside the crystal was calling out for help." He's silent for a bit, the adds. "Am I going crazy?"

Roald follows along, he also tries to hear the voice Deoring is talking about but doesn't hear anything besides the tinkle of the crystals.
He is doing his utmost best to remember the way they are going, just in case they need to go back in a hurry.

''Please, slow down a bit Deoring, I don't want somebody to get hurt smashing into a wall or pointy ceiling''

Deoring slows down and then stops. When the rest catch up, he says, "Stand still and be quiet for a moment. Listen."

"Hang on, captain." Albert looks at Deoring who is trying his very hardest to hear Asha through the noise of people walking and crystals chirping. "Deoring seems to be the only one with hearing good enough to find her. Let's give him just half a minute to find Asha's trail."

''I can hear it now, but it sounds so... Calm, like she's not afraid'' While Roald speaks these words he feels his nervous haste flow away. He starts turning his head around to get a better point of 'sound' .
It seems to him the sound is coming from the walls. He takes out his sword and puts the tip against the wall, the pummel against his ear.