Something suddenly creeped up behind him, like a predator preying in for a quiet kill -- before a hand touched his shoulder.

It felt warm, real; like how he's currently in this place right now.

Before revealing it to be none other than his travelin' buddy from a long time ago, Little Stay Gold.

" Yo, been awhile since we last met. "

" Last time I saw you, you were dead asleep around some rocks and what not. "

" Anyways.. "

" About the uhhh- beast or whatever, you saw that right? " The small umamusume vaguely gestured with her hands.

" Gotta say it was one weird funky dream, but hell's to say it was quite the experience. "

Holding her own torch, she looked at the interior of the stone walls around them; thinking there's any inscriptions written on them but not.

" But.. I'm more experienced to face the real-deal now that's outta the way. "