A horrible lurch in the pit of his stomach woke Solna from a doze he hadn’t meant to fall into, the spark of light much farther away than it had been. He held on tight to Vius’ unresponsive body until the shaking stopped, watched the speck of light grow at a dizzy speed until it was large enough to walk through.
Solna didn’t give it a second thought. He stumbled to his feet with an awkward lurch and hefted Vius higher in his arms. It was a slow march up the incline to the light, but he made it in short order, barely out of breath, and chanced a quick look outside.
The angle of sunlight that streamed through the heavy canopy of leaves had changed significantly since they went down. He strained his ears, but no sound other than the forest creatures could be heard. That meant almost nothing
