"I'm not too sure…but if we find a way back to that area…I'm sure we could find it…"
"Sounds good, we should start searching for it our way back and your bag then."
"How do you suppose we go about navigation…I'm not of much use right now…"
"I just need your eyes and ears. Let me handle the rest."
He suddenly leaned down on his knees as he made a lifting motion with his arms, as if he was telling her to climb onto his back.
"Wh-what are you doing–"
"Carrying you, you've done enough for me, let me help you."
"There must be another—"
"Get. On."
"....Okay…"
She slowly leaned forward and climbed onto his back, wrapping her arms around his neck for security. Her face flushed with red as he used his arms to prop her upward onto his back, securely holding her as locked her legs in place.
"H-hey, watch your hands."
"My bad, my bad. I'll be careful…now, we just need to retrace our steps. Let's find our way out of here…yeah?"
"L-lead the way." she said bashfully, as she hadn't been held like this since her father would take her into the city to see certain sights, but being held by someone like this was new territory.
"If Alma would have seen me like this…I wouldn't hear the last of it…!" she thought as Dante began walking forward and outward into the dungeon halls once more. The sightlines were dark, and barely visible; yet with Iris' naturally good depth perception and eyesight, getting through the dungeon without running into a wall would be a simple task.
"Shouldn't we use a light source…it'd be simple with a spell of some sort."
"No way…I don't want you using a lick of mana until you're rested…I trust you to guide me. Plus I can't use the rocks from before, since they're super hot and I can't let you hurt your hands by holding them…"
"Hm…"
The two walked into the dark of the cavern, trying to find their way back as they carefully traversed the dungeon, hoping to find their way back sooner than later. Even if it would take travelling in an unknown part of the dungeon to do so.