“If you want to go back, go back alone!” she hissed, and without any kind of explanation, she swerved towards a crevice she noticed in one of the cliffs.
Muttering all swearings he knew, southern, northern, eastern and western, Forrest followed her lead. Sounds of starting water scooters told him that they were too late to run anyway. Their way back was cut off, and he could only pray they wouldn’t notice them.
At first he thought that they would be able to hide from the patrols and wait out the danger, but true relief washed over him when he realised this wasn’t just a cleft or a small hollow area—Elene managed to accidentally find a cave with a high ceiling, completely hidden from the rest of the world.
The darkness enveloped them, and the sudden proximity to Elene sent a jolt of awar
