The darkness was absolute, it pressed in on them, and it felt heavy, suffocating. Yenna blinked, she tried to clear her vision, but there was nothing to see, just a void that swallowed all light. She could hear her heart pounding in her ears, it was a frantic drumbeat against the silence.
"Vell?" she called out, her voice was trembling. "Wren, Mia, Sia? Are you there?"
Her voice was met with silence. She reached out, her fingers brushed against cold stone, and then, something soft. She gasped and grabbed it.
"Yenna?" Wren's voice was faint, but Yenna felt relief wash over her. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I think so, but where is Vell?" Yenna asked, her voice was laced with fear. She clutched Wren, she tried to hold herself together while looking through the dark. "Mia? Sia?"
"We're here, Big Sis!" Mia said, her voice was surprisingly steady.
"Yeah! But everything is so dark," Sia added, her voice was a little shaky.
