3
“Sion?”
“I’m here.”
Her hand touched my arm. I looked around, but there was no light at all, not even from the doors at the entrance. The sound of dripping water rang out, the only noise in the cavern aside from my breathing. And Sion’s, though hers was quieter than mine.
“We need to get out of here,” I said. “Can you lead me? I can’t see anything.”
Sion took my hand and I blindly followed her. She stepped slowly, making it easy for me. I could feel the closeness of the stalagmites, their bulky forms looming in the darkness around me. Sion stopped.
“We are at the doors,” she said.
I pressed my hands against the smooth metal surface and pushed, but the door didn’t move.
“Help me push.”
“I am.”
That gave me pause. If Sion’s strength alone wasn’t enough, then mine added to it woul
