Chapter 103
John, Branwen, and Hugh stood outside the cave, gulping fresh air heavy with mist. They kept moving closer together until they were shoulder to shoulder.
“I’m sorry I didn’t stay to help you,” Hugh said, still breathing hard.
“No, I wanted you to stay with Branwen. I got through just like you said, facing the other way. Are you hurt, love?”
“I’m okay, I think.” She grabbed John’s hand, her own cold and clammy. “What happened at the end?”
John had no idea how to answer. Getting them all away from whatever was so dangerous was clear enough.
He didn’t know how to begin to think about what had happened within him, much less tell someone else.
He glanced at his fingers linked through Branwen’s to see if they were reddened from that awful heat. They looked perfectly normal.
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