SARAH RUSHED TO CATCH up with the others. Kaleb and Crasis were moving fast, they’d heard the hound as well. Sarah knew they were running blindly through the tunnels, but the slope was increasingly upward. Soon the smell of moisture reached them, and the sound of rushing water could be heard up ahead. They slowed their pace to a fast walk, as the rocky floor grew moist. It wasn’t long before they were wading knee deep in rushing water. The water was bitter cold, it stung, then numbed their feet, and it was rising quickly.
Gravid glanced back at Sarah and said, “This is fresh water. It could be run off from a rain storm. We need to find higher ground before it rises further.”
Sarah created a small fireball and sent it out before them. They watched as the ball floated deeper in the tunnel
