As we started to descend yet another staircase, I couldn’t help but acknowledge the relief that bubbled up within me. It had seemed like we had been doing nothing other than going down staircase after staircase, and yet, we hadn’t gotten anywhere near where we needed to go. It was starting to take its’ toll on me.
But the soft glow emitting from the bottom of the staircase, gave me reason to hope that this would finally be the end of our journey.
“Well, I must say that is a sight for sore eyes.”
I had to admit that it was quite startling for me to hear Dae speak after all this time. He seemed to decide to speak at the most inconvenient of times, when I was least expecting it.
I found myself lacking the energy to respond to him, lacking the words to do so. I felt like the rewards fo
