A place only // open+scavenger hunt // we can find

  [font=trebuchet ms]Everything glittering, even gold, could only mean the crystal caves. He had been there several times- first for the blood division ceremony, then to find the ruby for a second time, then to get the chips for his game of roulette that had never actually gotten off the ground. With the caves' gleaming walls and piles of gems, there was no way the riddle could refer to anything else.

  The fortunate thing was that, as a jackal, he was built to run at high speeds for long periods of time. It wasn't quite enough for him to clear the whole island, from the entrance bells to the caves, without stopping, but he thought he was making decent time, and he still had enough energy left when he reached the mouth of the cavern to bolt in. The shells threatened to spill out of his bag as he descended into the darkness, eyes sweeping the stone for signs of a basket as he ran.

  Finally, he skidded to a stop in front of the purple basket- with Rosemary standing right next to it, clearly having gotten there before him. "How'd... you get here... so fast?" he panted, taking a purple shell out of the basket and shoving it into his bag. After taking a moment to catch his breath, he added, "Congratulations... on first place."