"Zzz... zzz..." She heard your footsteps, and, as if at the sound of an alarm clock, she woke up and dug out of the ground.

"Ah ha! The tiny steps of a tiny creature. You got the look of an adventurer, so we've much in common. Searching for dangerous places, aye? Well you're on the right track. A long necked critter warned me of a tribe deeper down. Warrior sorts, so she says, and I'm itching for some serious combat."