The trip through the underground was a strange mix of boring and tense. For hours, all they could see were rock walls and the occasional branching tunnel.
Hilda passed out and woke up a few times, and the silver marks now covered three-quarters of her body. Elwen stayed close to her and whispered words of comfort that Greg wasn't sure the miner could even hear.
Lylia kept checking and rechecking her weapons, which was a nervous habit she had when she was a Royal Knight. Greg didn't think Veldway was sleeping because he was sitting perfectly still with his eyes closed.
It was more likely that he was doing math in his head, figuring out how to put the Resonance Hammer together, or thinking about the different things that could happen in the upcoming fight.
