Investigate the noise.

You decide after a few minutes of thinking that the noise probably isn’t lying in wait for you to visit it. If it was, it had really made the mistake of making such a noise and making you wonder if this was a trap. While you remember your ninja training telling you not to fall for the obvious trap, you also remember from your training that for the most part, the obvious traps usually weren’t traps at all. This would just be a nice little adventure, and really, if you did go in, you might find out that there was nothing in there to be worried about at all, and it was just some sort of forest animal. If that ends up being the case you probably just found your dinner for the night, lucky you.

You get up and look down at the spot where you had sat down, giving your intended resting spot a few more moments of your attention before turning back into the cave. This was just another of many tests, and you would be stronger for having ventured into the cave. You were sure of it. This was something that you had to do. You’d show everyone that you weren’t weak.

Just to be sure that you weren’t walking into a situation unprepared you pull out a small knife, ready to strike down any frightening monsters that might be hidden deeper in the cave. While you know that it won’t do much against the rough, armor-like skin of a rock troll, should there be another one in here, if you are lucky it will be something easier to deal with. You’re kind of hoping that it is something that is **** to knives.

As you continue into the cave you notice that the inky blackness that was surrounding you Is becoming a little bit lighter. You almost immediately dismiss it as your eyes becoming used to the darkness, but it is still hard to be absolutely sure of anything. The noises have continued and are getting louder. You seem to be getting closer to the source.

With your movements continuing you come up to a corner. Your keen sense of hearing lets you know that once you go around the corner you will be face to face with what you plan on investigating, but you aren’t quite sure that you are ready to rush around the corner just yet. You slowly creep up to the corner, considering all of your options for escape plans and anything else that you could use to your advantage in this situation. You’ll know what is there soon enough, and the mystery is solved, but you are almost afraid to look. You swallow the lump in your throat and then take the dive and rush around the corner, knife ready to strike out or defend you, should the need arise.