There was a part of Maxwell that appreciated Kirk's curiosity; this was his first trip to the Approach too and he was just as eager to make the next dune, to gape at the High Dragon, to marvel at all the lazurite sparkling amongst the sand and stone....

The rest of him, however, was afraid the man was going to get himself eaten. Or poisoned. Or stabbed.

He, at least, knew not to head blindly into every dark nook and cranny...

"No-- wait, wait--" Jogging to catch up, he caught at the man's shoulder to stop him before he could disappear into the cave they'd found. "Listen..."

He turned his head, pointedly, toward the opening.

"...It's probably crawling with spiders."