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Whatever had happened to hione, Lucas wasn’t down here and there was no point in dwelling on it We continued searching the pools on this level, then ventured even further doard, until eventually the chahtest aura ee of one, I could barely even see to the botto, Kailyn and I stepped away fro that it was better to leave these pools unexplored

By now--unless there was a whole other wing of The Underworld that we had somehow missed--it seemed that we had explored all the levels that orth exploring We failed to find another familiar face

"I think we should head back," Kailyn whispered, her eyes fearful

I couldn’t deny that I was curious about traveling even deeper--until we reached The Necropolis, whatever that even was exactly--but I agreed with her Neither of us had a clue e’d find down there, and it was better not to risk it So we eher levels

As we ripped or, Saht would qualify to becouessed must have "passed on" after all, or uessed the fae could not catch all ghosts, even those who ventured near the portals Maybe some of those old souls had even found a way to the elusive other side… The real other side, whatever that was

In any case, it was ti more familiar faces here For now I just had Kailyn, and Lucas… wherever he had gone to

We reached our pool--welcoht after the darkness Kailyn and I had just left--and sank inside

Marcilla, as sitting in her usual corner, spotted us instantly

"I’lad to see the two of you back with yourtoward us along with Chantel and Nolan

"We didn’t find ere looking for," Idown to a spot at the base of the pool that wasn’t swarhosts This was the first tienuinely relax a bit, not worrying about being caught by a ghoul while out of o?" Nolan asked

I glanced at Kailyn Neither of us had kept count of the levels I shrugged "Until all was black"

Nolan nodded, gulping