Noctisardor Bypass [raid] going deeper underground

It was hard to know where to go. Mahler pulled her partway and when she could run of her own volition, her legs felt like stone. She hurried with blurred eyes until a distant voice called out and Indra whipped her head back, in time to see — MOM!

Indra would have run to her mother if there was any time; Mahler shoved them together and gave orders to them both. Directions. Indra pressed against Laurel desperately and wasn't listening.

They were on the move again, with Mahler blocking the path — and Indra saw something large and dark careen in to him, forced herself to blink and look away, even as an unnatural sound erupted from the pathway — !

The girl hurried through the cave, gasping for air, churning her legs, trying so hard to keep up with her mother while panic radiated from every inch of her body.