Chapter 004 - Pyramid Tier 5
The dwarf's demeanor had improved considerably after the discovery in the room where they'd found the deadly shadows. He'd been smiling beneath his sun-bleached whiskers and his shuffling step down the stone halls had an extra half-beat every so often. The only thing that would cheer him more would be to find water, and now that they were headed further downward... that likelihood increased as well.
"...and then that sand crab jumped to the side," he was relating one of his favorite tales about his favorite character, which just happened to be himself, "but that's just about what I'd planned for and my swing was only a feint. Step, slide, swish and my warhammer cracked right into the creature's shell! We at crab for a week! Ha! Hrrumph!"
Taking a breather in his storytelling, the dwarf looked briefly around the room.