Carts
You looked around anxiously trying to figure out what you were the most interested in, though the only thing there other than the two of you, and the rocky walls surrounding you, was the large metallic glaring of the minecarts nearby. Their bodies were made of a thick polished yet weathered wood, held together by rusted metal bands spanning around them. Your eyes lit up as you realized you wanted to go on a minecart ride! You walked over to it without saying a word, thinking to yourself how this had little to do with your new self titled profession, your focus was broken as you noticed a small key on the floor inside of the cart.
“I think I would like a mine cart tour!” You said with the most professional tone you could muster; your fellow taur could tell that you were actually quite excited. She led you across the divots in the ground where the mine cart’s concave wheels rested and the two of you climbed into the wooden half-box. Something about the way you both shook inside seemed to unsettle you, but it was too late at this point, as the guide started the cart, and your sneaky scavenging hands had scooped up the key as she was distracted with the tour.
Its wheels jerked sporadically, making for a rather bumpy ride for a princess, you enjoyed the novelty of it though as you both coasted through miles worth of mine tunnels. You wondered what it was for, but the new sights, smells, and sensory of this next frontier of yours had filled you with joy and wanderlust.
Your guide seemed quite nervous as you both rolled through the dank musky mines, and you seemed to notice that and feel uncomfortable yourself, along with the mysterious figures groaning in agony as they worked in the background, or maybe it was the creaky unoiled wheels? You weren’t too sure. After a while, you had become bored of the same never ending tunnel, so you had made up in your mind to do something about it.
Written by Driftingdragon on 18 August 2020