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