[The tension in the air, taut as a steel wire ready to be loosed, had never left Waver's awareness since he entered the cavern with an academic's curiosity and the field skills of a complete rookie. It was only luck that had kept him safe thus far, and a chance encounter of his own had given him a taste already of the sort of pain that the darkened underground tunnels could bring down upon the human psyche.
But, nothing was gained without enduring a little discomfort. That was a fact of life, and why Waver kept pushing forward in the darkness....
Until he took a turn and heard voices-- a man's and a woman's. Stilling his footsteps, he paused on the path and strained his ears to see if he could catch more details about what was on the trail ahead.]
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But, nothing was gained without enduring a little discomfort. That was a fact of life, and why Waver kept pushing forward in the darkness....
Until he took a turn and heard voices-- a man's and a woman's. Stilling his footsteps, he paused on the path and strained his ears to see if he could catch more details about what was on the trail ahead.]