Chapter Twenty Two

SAGE

SAGE watched as Irena disappear into the tunnel. His head ached as fear pierced him. What if something happened to him? He used to be very confident in his ability to survive, but now that confidence is gone. Maybe it has to do with the fact that two more lives depend on him. When he's alone, it doesn't matter if he puts himself in life-threatening situations. That's just him.

"Let's go, Titan!" he called and hissed.

Sage poked his head behind a rock. He glanced at TItan, barked, then ran. Sage grabbed him by the collar and pulled him into the tunnel.

Sage 's fingernails scratch the ice, but Sage doesn't give in. They just had to go far enough into the tunnel that the entrance was no longer visible. Then Sage will settle down.

"How are you, Irena ?" Sage shouted. He waited as silence settled around him. He struggled to hear her despite the sound of his heart beating.

"So wet, my feet hurt." His voice echoed from the tunnel walls.

He exhaled the breath he was hol