"We can't shose whether or not we are afraid." Dark said. "Sometimes we grow out of it or have to face it suddenly, but a vast majority of us never do and have the same fears all our life." Dark assumed what he spoke was true, having had the same fears all his life.

"then how," he asked "can your hero save what matters most if they are always afraid?"

"Our hero?" Dark asked being slightly confused on the concept of the entire human race having a hero.

"your hero, dark is the protaginist, alexander is the foil, that woman" unknown to dark he made a face at the mention "is the antagonist, who is the hero?"

"In most pieces of literature the protagonist would be sonsidered the hero," Dark explained, "But I'm no hero so it is not me." By now Dark was not talking to Alexander anymore, just commenting to himself. "I confess to being lost on this question."

he was at a loss of words then. his lord was the protagonist, regardless as his role as maybe hero, that much was certain, even if the book had not cast him so already there was no other place for him now. he- 'i confess,' the other interupted 'to being lost on this question' he felt close to tears in his frustration '..i, i am sorry, i have so many wwords to ask with and yet it seems i never know how to ask my questions' he sighed and put his face back to the others neck. now that his fears had been once more dispelled he felt as if he could stay here forever, it was dark like his book in void, but despite itself it was not empty as the book had been, he was still here and his lord was still here and the world though it looked to have ended could still be felt in a breath from the other

Dark smiled at Alexander, "Ask them anyways and see what answers you get." That would safely get them away from any questions as to why or why not Dark was actually the protagonist.

he said nothing instead he made a frustrated growl in the others neck. that is what he was doing and all it got him was more things to question and no way to find answers

Dark felt the growl and sighed knowing Alexander had been asked but Dark was just not getting it. "Shall we attempt to find our way out of here?" Dark asked and then changed his tone to teasing, "Or do you want to get lost in the caves forever with me?"

he was still upset but his lord's tone turned and he felt compelled to answer. he mumbled incoherently into the other's neck.

"What was that?" Dark asked having not understood what Alexander had said.

he nipped the other lightly as his sour mood dispelled. "forever sounds nice" he did not know if he was serious but it did not matter. "what were you looking for?" he pulled away just enough to look at the other forgetting for a moment he could see nothing

"I'm looking at what we came in here to find." Dark said answereing Alexander. "I saw it through a crack when you shifted." Dark explained to Alexander.

'oh' he pulled away but put his hand around dark's then you may look, but don't let go.

"Okay," Dark agreed and then moved closer for a better look. "Yep, this is the place." Dark said. "Actually getting there will be pretty easy now, all we have to do is go forward until a cave branches off to the left." He explained to Alexander and then place his unoccupied hand on the wall and started to walk forward.

he was pulled along several feet even stubbing his toe once but he did not complain, he merely followed behind an 'aha' from the other caught his attention. 'i will go in first, it's a tight squeeze, come in backwards to make sure you won't get stuck' he nodded in the dark, he let go and the other pushed through, he could hear the other's cloths shush against the walls, when the heard the sound of feet hitting sand he reached for the crack and followed in backwards. when he got throw he was awed once more by the beauty of the place, a single shaft of light shown down on a clear-water pool, black sand gleamed and small glass pearls glittered along the walls dimly like stars. he could see the other now though it was as if it were night, all shadows. he breezed past the other brushing his hand against the other as he went. he crouched down at the edge of the pool and placed his hands just over the water. he badly wanted to touch it but he feared his hands would sully the beauty of it