The following day, I enacted my plan. I borrowed a rope from Laurie and set off towards the cave mouth. The journey was less than an hour. There was a stream flowing in and I had to wade through it for a while. It finally pooled and diverted, and I was able to make my way on dry stone. I came to a steep smooth outcropping and had to use one rope to make my way down safely. I would have to come back later to gather the rope. At the base of the outcropping, I quickly made my way back to the familiar main cavern.
In the cavern, I began gathering flash rocks around the mining tunnels near the support beams, so as to cause the most devastation. Once done, I used my rope and grappling hook to climb out of the mine shaft. At the top, I gathered the rope, summoned my fenix and directed it into the shaft. I had it settle on the flash rocks and focus until they ignited while I braced myself a distance away.
The cave in was pretty spectacular. Rocks flew from the mine shaft, and the ground sunk in where the subterranean shaft had been. This done, I showed Laurie. He was satisfied. I gave him his rope back and he began to make preparations to leave. He asked if there was anything I could do for him, and I asked him to deliver a message to my father that I was safe. He said he would be happy to do so.
Following this I went back to the cave mouth, gathered my rope, then set back upon the north road.
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