The gateway had closed and Luthera's eyes widened in disbelief, as slow realisation and fear gripped at her heart.
They were stuck here.
No help was coming.
Luthera immediately panicked as she regretted not crossing through immediately. It was better to face shame on the surface than spend years searching blindly for the next gateway, all while being picked off by monsters.
If only she knew!
"What just happened?!" Undrenn hissed, his foul breath wafting over her face. "Where did that thing go?! What are you not telling us?"
Luthera swallowed her nerves, the stinging pain in her arm bringing her back to attention.
"Let go of me!" She grimaced.
However, the thief helf firm. After glimpsing the full range of terror on her face, he knew something was amiss and Luthera felt the pain in her arm increase, accompanied now by a dagger pointed at her throat.