The Himalayas

[Apollymi]

Deianira called the truce and it seemed it was accepted, though only out of necessity apparently. He said that there weren't any snakes around so he couldn't get any information, the mountain range wouldn't have reptiles given the temperature, but given this she'd speak on it while searching for what she was now looking for. "Of course there aren't any snakes, high elevations and decreased temperatures aren't really good places for reptile life~" she said, knowing at least that much given her own hunting experiences. "But..." she stopped walking at the bottom of a hill and began to make a noise akin to a cat purring. Something which likely could have gone unseen began to descend one of the mountains. Large paws and steel blue eyes soon emerged from the snow. A spotted coat would leave a large cat at the young woman's side and she reached out for it immediately. Soon enough Deianira was being affectionately pawed by a snow leopard which she questioned telepathically until she found the necessary information. It was quite strange to talk to an animal in such a way, and she made sure to give it a firm pat before watching it climb up the mountain again.

"So... Ice Minotaur is apparently bad news~ It went on a rampage a couple of months back and fell into a cavern on a mountain and has been trying to bash its way out. It eats anything that falls in there, and makes a ridiculous amount of noise. According to the Snow Leopard even the big predators don't seem to want to try and kill it... so the mountain which it is in is uninhabited and with a melted ice cap. There~" she said pointing to the place where their apparent prey could be found.

[Bloodedge]

Athos' stride continued as Deianira spoke with the snow leopard. Soon, she shared the information she'd received from the creature. Looking toward the location Deianira pointed out, Athos set himself on the most direct path toward it. "I'll kill it in its cave, then." This was the only other thing the son of Poseidon had to say on the matter. After this ordeal, all he had to do was somehow obtain the blood of a god. Compared to that, and the task ahead when all was said and done, this would be a simple walk on the beach during an early summer day.

[Apollymi]

"You sure you wanna be in a confined space with a distressed, charging, man-eating bull human hybrid??" the girl asked as she easily caught up, moving so lightly and swiftly that she wasn't even leaving footprints in the snow. As she did she joined the boy along his path. She'd never seen one of these Ice Minotaurs but the idea that it was a man-eater didn't leave her to believe anything good could come of it. There was also the matter of the melted ice which wasn't explained if the creature was fully ice itself. Since creatures like Minotaurs and other beast like halflings were often human enough to use magic it could be pretty dangerous. "Also if that is your plan, you should be careful, Minotaurs are a bit higher intelligence and are usually a bit closer to human than beast aside from the rages... there's no telling what kind of skills it has~" she mentioned, not wanting to be a bad guide when handing out information. What she'd gathered from the snow leopard let her know that this wasn't as easy a task as she might have hoped.

[Bloodedge]

"I don't care what the conditions are," he replied. Even if the space he would be confined to left no room for movement between himself and the monster he was here to slay, Athos would dive in head-first to meet his goals. He also didn't care about the monster's skills and abilities; it would be felled, or he would be better off falling anyway. He was already mentally prepared to face the upcoming challenge, and by now, he had already started climbing the mountain in which it lived. The higher he went, the more he looked around for a cave the Minotaur might be found in.

[Apollymi]

A smirk came to Deianira's face as the young man spoke on his settled determination. "Alright, can't argue with you~ What with you being so set on it and all~" she said, unlike the last time Athos made his particular plans known, the young woman didn't stop following him. No she intended to be at his side the entire time, just in case. Soon enough though, the girl lost the ability to tease and carry on, mountain climbing was rather strenuous and to keep up with Athos she required a bit of concentration.

[Bloodedge]

Athos soon succumbed to tunnel vision of a metaphorical sort. He became so engrossed in the task at hand, the girl trailing behind him was erased from his mind for a while. This gave him the focus to scale the mountain and locate the hole which could only be the home of the Minotaur. Once there, he gave no second thought before dropping inside. The drop was a bit steeper than he expected, but it was no real issue for the lad. Even the darkness of this place was no problem whatsoever; the only problem was the location of the Minotaur in this hole. This issue, however, would surely resolve itself now that Athos was inside.

[Apollymi]

Athos seemed to have no trouble finding the hole which this particular beast called home. Of course, it seemed that all was quiet presently as Deianira followed his descent down this particular hole she landed lightly both feet touching the ground her knees bent her body remaining low as if she never fully intended to stand up in the first place. The darkness of this cavern was no problem for the Child of Dionysus who had all the visual prowess of a night time predator anyways. Her eyes adjusted to the darkness almost instantly and when it did she saw the glow. A faint one coming from below like a crack was in the floor. Leading forward her eyes then saw the two horns and light steam coming from the beasts nose. Her eyes widened as she realized something important both she and Athos were standing atop this beast. On a platform located on its back, a very low hiss left the girl's mouth a warning to the Gorgon boy. "We're standing on top of it," was all that was said as the girl barely moved. This was such a strange situation to be in, but at present the beast didn't stir.