Chapter 210

IT ALMOST MADE ME WISH to be in a tunnel again, as much as I wanted open space, I didn't want it underground. The sheer vastness of this cave with the dense blackness everywhere gave me the creeps. I didn't notice so many rock formations either, emphasizing the sense of being in an excessively large room. I listened to Rumal and Kassie chatting and watched the pretty gold lights Kassie danced around us. A brief flash of white made me pause, staring hard at a light that danced a fair distance out on our left. Nothing else caught the light and I shrugged to myself, assuming it was a light-coloured rock. With the surface so much closer some of the smaller tunnels led to it and the occasional brief glimpse of a breeze drifted past, creating the illusion of the cave breathing. I shivered at the thought, unable to help it.

'What's wrong?'

I glanced over, surprised to find Kassie watching me.

'Just the big open pitch-black space creeping me out. That's all.' I winked at her.