Sometime later…
Keng's eyes fluttered open. Water surrounded him as his body responded to his conscious state with pain. He groaned as he instinctively tried to clutch at his stomach. He groaned louder as he squirmed. If Keng had paid a little more attention, he would've noticed how poor his hearing was. The pain was that heavy on him.
"You're awake." Calis poked his head into view. The Merman plunged his hand into the water bubble, popping it. He slowly helped Keng up, revealing he was lying on shadows. "Don't try to move so much. You're not healed properly. We'll have to find young Cayi."
"Where's Lily?" Keng croaked. Calis didn't take any surprise to this. If he was in Keng's place, he would surely worry about his teammates, too. Keng looked around, focusing on where Calis was pointing. Another floating water bubble was next to him. It was cramped in the tunnels of wherever they were. Sweat glistened off of Calis as the lava holes lit up the space.
