Isolde was right. If she spoke, she’d call the Tunneler back. If she spoke, the cave would collapse, and she wouldn’t be able to climb down. If she was quiet, if she crawled to the edge of the cliff, found her line, clipped in, she could join Eli. She could be with Isolde. Then when Em came, she would follow them all. Em would follow her down, desperate to find her, and then they’d be together, all of them, in the heart of the cave. They’d be together in the blackness.
