Chapter Forty-FourWe moved forward, Taz leading the way, followed by Zantry and Frizz, just a few paces ahead. Diggy stayed close to me, his suspicion still there, though less pronounced. Both Zantry and I could sense it, but neither of us tried to ease his mind. For one, there wasn't any time, and trust was born from action, not words.
After we passed through a maze of caves and connected chambers with no additional ambush, we emerged into a familiar cavern, its walls pockmarked with small holes where I knew lay the remains of many humans and animals alike.
Lit like this, I could tell my first assessment had been right. It was a tall, enormous cavern. But it wasn't the memory of my recent near-death experience that caused my heart to jump and lodge in my throat. No, that accident was do
