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[center][color=de2f46][h1]Aubrey Hughes[/h1][/color][/center]

[color=de2f46]"Shit, what's happening?"[/color] Aubrey took in Aina's stumbling gait. A narcoleptic attack, or something else? [color=de2f46]"Come on, Aina, stay with us, stay with Hannei, she's here, I'm here..."[/color] It wasn't often that Aubrey's big sisterly side showed, except to Nissa. 

[color=de2f46]"Listen to me, listen to my voice."[/color] She hooked her free arm around Hannei's, helping her support Aina, and tugged. [color=de2f46]"Ah! Fuck fuck fuck!"[/color] It became near-impossible [i]not[/i] to listen to her voice as the motion pulled at the large, ragged bite wound. She gritted her teeth so hard she thought one would break as blood trickled onto the rocks.

[i]Well, that's a nice trail there,[/i] she thought, eyes flicking over the crimson stream in panic. A guaranteed lead to follow. She couldn't even hope the diluted iron in blood was enough to ward off the creatures - their sheer level of violence proved otherwise. Gripping the chain no matter how it hurt to clench her muscles, she forced herself forward, helping the twins and Victor along.

Ahead, she could make out a blue glow that brightened a little with each step. Not that light, bright things were always good.

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[center][color=cc9331][h1]Brenton Ackerley[/h1][/color][/center]

Brenton's sore ribs clenched tighter by the second. Freya's fears were perfectly reasonable and all too likely, but that comment hadn't helped. [color=cc9331]"Let's hope its only options are horse and human,"[/color] he replied, voice strained. As she offered to lead the way, Brenton hesitated for a split second, then nodded, tight-lipped. Freya was one of the few in any fit state to lead them. [color=cc9331]"Y-Yeah. Thanks..."[/color]

He struggled for enough air to utter more than a few words, and not just because of the injury. The more people crowded into the cave, the more oppressive it became. He glanced behind him nonetheless to check that the others followed, grunting as his lower chest seared. [color=cc9331]"Everyone..."[/color] Coloured dots blurred his view of them. His face tingled, and his knees buckled as the strength seeped from his legs. He knew all too well what this meant. 

[i]No,[/i] he mentally yelled at himself, [i]no, no, no, get a grip, this is a BAD time to freak out.[/i] A bunch of bloodthirsty nightmare creatures were chasing them, and a freaking tunnel of all things was what set off a panic attack? He staggered after Freya, only to stumble, surroundings lurching as his hands and knees struck the ground. [color=cc9331]"Oh shit..."[/color] Each gasp felt like a fresh kick to the ribs.

[color=cc9331]"Oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit..."[/color]