The question felt strangely important and loaded with more weight than I had intended.
She opened her mouth to answer.
Before she could speak, a massive disturbance rippled through the shadows at the end of the tunnel. The darkness there seemed to thicken and congeal before rising up into a towering form twice the size of the other creatures we'd fought. Its head scraped the ceiling of the tunnel while leaving gouges in the concrete, and where its face should have been there was only a swirling void that seemed to absorb what little light reached it. Tendrils of pure darkness extended from its amorphous form and reached toward us with hungry intent.
The boss had arrived right on schedule to interrupt what was probably going to be an important conversation.
Thanks, Carmen. Your timing is impeccable as always.
