Liam followed the footsteps.
He had no idea how long he had been walking.
There was no sunlight beneath the earth. No sound of wind. No indication of whether he had been walking for five minutes or fifty. The darkness surrounding him was absolute, so complete that even his Aether Sight had become useless. Normally, Liam could see through almost anything. Walls, stone, earth, hidden passages, concealed objects, darkness itself. His eyes had always been one of his greatest advantages.
Down here, they were practically worthless.
So he relied on his ears.
Eldric's footsteps echoed through the tunnel ahead of him, each one bouncing off the unseen walls and returning to Liam from different directions. Liam followed the sound carefully, maintaining a steady pace while making sure his own footsteps remained almost completely silent.
Step.
Echo.
Step.
Echo.
He continued.
At some point, Liam stopped trying to measure the distance.
There was no point.
