I knew it probably wasn’t the wisest thing to do, but I rushed toward the unconscious man anyway without even waiting for Lucius. Kneeling beside the man, I flipped him over onto his back and said, “Hey, old man, can you hear me? Old guy? Hello?”
But he didn’t answer. I thought he might be dead at first, but when I touched his wrist and felt his pulse, I realized that he had just fallen unconscious. That amazed me, because his old age combined with that fall made it a miracle that he had survived at all. I wondered how long he had spent down here and whether he knew anything about Blake.
Lucius appeared over me and said, “Is he still alive?”
“Yes, I can feel his pulse,” I said. I looked up at Lucius. “But he’s obviously injured and very weak. We need to save him.”
“You do that,” said L
