[b][center]Outside the Crystal Mines of Altenia[/center][/b]

	Marx groaned again as he rolled over onto his side and began hacking up dust that had clouded around them from the explosion before crawling to his knees and taking a few long and deep breaths. “Back of the mine,” he grunted as he held his chest. “She shielded us, then flung us out of the way,” as he leaned over and coughed again. “I don’t even know if she is alive,” as he closed his eyes.  “She could behind the collapse or…” he began to say but then cut himself off. He couldn’t bring himself to say that she could be dead buried beneath everything. Trying to clear his mind for a moment before looking over towards the entrance of the mine.

[i]”Sil, Angel, can you hear me?”[/i] he asked telepathically but got no response. He tried again and again but still only heard silence. “She isn’t answering.”

“It could be the crystals, it makes it hard to speak telepathically,”  Gwen said as she lay on her back just looking up at the sky. “We lost Trevor in there, thankfully everyone else had already been sent home,” she said as he brought her hands to her face and tried to shove any emotions she had down. She didn’t have time to morn her friend. If Silvia was still alive they needed to work fast. The air in the tunnels would only last twelve hours if they were lucky.

“Jeremiah,” Marx said as he stumbled to his feet. “Take the Land Traveler back to the Tower, then help coordinate getting workers out here with diggers,” he started before Gwen cut him off.

“No, the rock base is too unstable, we need talents to move the rock. It will go slower but it will lower the chance of a cave in,” she said as she stumbled to her feet and dusted herself off. “Go back, send talents and then get whatever you need to star fixing the ventilation. It is buried in the rock, with any luck if we can get that back up and working we can at least get air to her until we can dig her out,” she said as she pushed her grey hair out of her face. Marx nodded before looking back over to Jeremiah. 

“She’s right, top speed man. Time is a luxury we don’t have,” he said before looking over at Gwen and they both stepped back over to the entrance of the mind shaft. Marxs hand glowing red as Gwens glowed green and rocks began to move from the entrance and back into the open field behind them. “And tell Craig not to let Ailen out of the Tower.”