It wasn't large. Barely noticeable unless you were close. Half-hidden by overgrown bushes and twisted tree roots.
Aiden didn't hesitate.
He forced his legs to move toward it.
Each step felt slower than the last.
By the time he reached the entrance, his vision had narrowed to a tunnel. Black creeping in from the edges.
He stepped inside.
The air was cooler within the cave. Damp. The faint smell of earth and stone surrounded him.
He walked a few more steps into the darkness before his legs finally gave out.
He collapsed to one knee.
His palm hit the rocky ground to keep himself from falling flat.
His breathing was ragged now. His heart pounded painfully in his chest.
Then the image of the hall flashed in his mind.
The broken table.
The blood on the floor.
The three brothers.
His jaw tightened. He had been careless and too confident.
He thought he could take on different path, not like the path he take in the game.
He was wrong.
