Do not doubt yourself, beast. There is water in the cave ahead.’Everyone froze. The voice had come from nowhere, echoing loudly off the walls. It"d been a woman’s voice, they were all sure of it, but no matter how hard they searched, they couldn’t see anyone.
‘Come, I will show you the way,’ the voice came again. The light from the lichen on the walls died down, save for a thin trail leading off to their left.
Come, I will show you the wayHesitantly, they followed it, passing through a cramped tunnel to come out into the vast chamber of the cave beyond. It was the largest one they’d found yet, and as the voice had promised, a small freshwater spring occupied the centre. Crystals, each the size of Xanna, hung like stalactites from the ceiling, refracting the light from the lichen to send
