Yes, short one.

Tunnels were dark and tight places, as Talia feeling like rock are going to crash her down. She cast small flame in her hand to light for hersellf way before her. It wasn't as good as torchlight or latern but at least she didn't have to crawls blindess in the shadows. Cold air on her face telling her that she move deeper underground. Well, not only on face to be clear, her bare back and ass wasn't any better.

"That is unacceptable, to warrior parade with nude backside." Talia said to hersellf shame of her state. Her clothes still was wet from the water, but she didn't dare to stay somewhere and dry them. She have to find way out of these tunnels, before she dare to take them off.

" I wonder if there are any other survivors after battle." Talia said to hersellf trying to keept her mind away from the tunnels. "It is my duty to make for them save place, after I will find something like that of course."

After hours of walking and listening for any suspiciously sounds, Talia enter to large cave, with big mushrooms and blue/green crystals shines in area. Princess turn off her flame, seeing very well here and She slowly walk betheen big mushrooms. She know some of them, her teachers told her about poison gas, what could made big red members with black marks, but to her luck, there are only green.

As Talia looking for exit for cave, she suddenly hear warming shout to her behind her.

"Hey, you! What are you doing here elf?" Talia turn around and saw five short men armed with axes and crossbows, with long beard to their belts and wearing heavy armours. Yes, they are definety dwarfs, one of neutral races on the continental. As elf and human are alliance against orcs, goblins and evil wizard, as dwarfs, gnomes and others like them are neutral races. They didn't support any side, only living in their mountain fortress selling their own wares like steel weapons and armours, tools and other things of engineers.

And now five dwarfs warriors target their crossbows at Talia so she rise her hands to show them that she have not and bad intention. She wasn't sure what to tell them, but maybe it will be better if she tell most od true. Talia also realise, they see her back what mean they see her bare ass. Her check getting red of embrassed.

"I was running away from elven kingdom, after we lose war. Please, I don't looking for trouble." She in normal tone, because beg was too much for her pride. She see how dwarfs are discuss her words and after short argue, they look at her again.

"In your story could be true, but you didn't go through any of our gates. We have to make sure that you have no any spy or enemy. Strip yourself!"

Talia in first moment thought that she over hear.

"Excuse me?"

"In that tunnels live a lot of monsters and creatures what are able to control minds of they slaves. Vampires, tentacle monsters, mindeaters and many others. They also always left some marks on body of their slaves, so we have to make you that you aren't one of them. Strip. "

Dwarfs explained to her and point their crossbows to hurry up.

Talia want in the same time laught and scream of angry. Yes, their logic was to understand and all, but there is no way to her as princess of elven kingdom to strip search before some random dwarfs soldiers! That is insane! But on other hand they all looking realy serios about that and Talia wasn't sure if she will be able to defeat them all, with only her magic. Dwarfs crossbows can be reload realy fast and She wasn't sure if with her magic she will be winer in the fight.

(Five likes and I will write next chapter.)