The sad truth was that despite our determination, hours after sitting here and tricking ourselves into thinking we were onto something, none of us had a solid idea of what to do next.
Our first real chance arrived when a cacophony of noise blew up further down the tunnel. We all straightened, looking past the guards into the lantern light flickering against the tunnel walls. The guards turned, and one of them set out to investigate. Voices rose up in angry shouts. More gunshots bounced through the cavern. I looked to Aislin and Billie, relieved to find their faces illuminated with hope.
“That’s Gavin!” said Aislin, standing up.
“Hey!” snapped the remaining guard, “Get back down!”
“f**k you!” Aislin barked back.
She immediately turned for the cables tied around the hook planted in
