Out into the World

Ryena's small cave is rather sparse compared to most homes in the modern world. Besides a straw pile for a bed, a heavy chest for a food larder, a desk on the side stacked with scrolls and a small fire place dug into the wall there is not much. Ryena also seems to have access to a small pocket dimension where she stores her more valuable items, magic potions, a magic key, a staff, the dagger she stab Grok with, and a few clothes. She tells Grok that most mid tier casters have access to spells that let them manipulate such a space. She teaches him a few basic incantations which he easily picks up. With his natural affinity towards magic he finds them quite easy to cast. Out of all the forms of magic he learns he finds one particularly valuable, one that seems quite convenient. The spell Identify, it has a range to whatever object is being touched but it seems to have no limit on what objects can be analyzed. The most surprising discovery for its use is when Ryena casts the spell on Grok, though requires a willing creatures to have an effect. She identifies Groks name, species, his relative ability and class. Along with another spell she uses called Transcribe the relative information is written onto an empty parchment sheet. This process while useful is tedious and time consuming and it would be useless in dangerous situations. After a morning of magical practice the insatiable drives begin to urge Grok again too much to focus. He snorts " I think I need to go out for a while, What is the limit on this leash of yours?" rubbing his neck. She smiles "You have to wait for me poor pet, you cannot wander of more than a few miles before the binding spell will start to tighten." A few minutes of gathering things, and Groks attempt to make a loin cloth from an empty burlap sack and some rope she pulls out a key and when she approaches the spot on the wall Grok was clawing at yesterday a keyhole appears out of thin air. When she places the key and turns it a heavy grinding sound can be heard and then the stone shifts and slides upward, leaving a door way. Ryena casts a spell and floating orbs of green light dance around her and some flow out the door.

Grok struggles to squeeze through the door its not much bigger than a normal door for humans, but being much larger takes a minute. Huffing he says "Might need to make a few adjustments to that." She giggles at the whole effort "Perhaps" she pats him on the head before he rises to his feet. Outside of the little room that is her home the area opens up into a much more expansive chamber more than three time its size. The walls are not smooth and carved as on the inside but look to be a natural cavern. Past the light of her orbs he can see in the dim light a small flowing stream winding down into darkness. She waves her hand and the door to her chamber closes and takes on an appearance that melds into the wall. "Well Grok shall we let you loose on the world?" he smiles "Lead On." and he makes a small bowing gesture. She begins to follow the stream down into the darkness the lights guiding her path "We have half a mile of tunnel before we can see the exit, You might have to crawl here and there pet. The path is not dangerous if you do not wander." After a slow twenty minutes of walking and the occasional crawl for Grok, a few turns from branching tunnels in the darkness he feels a warm wind flowing into the cave, the dry smell of earth, and a moment later sees the bright light of day shining through an opening. Ryena dismisses the orbs of light as they approach she quietly holds him back with a whisper to his mind "Give me a moment to look around wandering out during the day can sometimes lead to unexpected encounters"