Kye's sharp ears caught the sound of liquid dripping on the rocks. It wasn't his, so it had to be hers. He turned himself to his side, and pushed himself up. "No, you're not fine," he decided. Pushing your luck much? She could kill you in less than two minutes if she wanted.
"Yes I am," Hunter said, rolling her eyes. She glanced at him out of the corner of her eyes. "So, how'd you do that voice thing? You have magic?"
"No, it just takes practice. I spend a lot of time down in caves, I know how they work. It just takes knowing how the cave works, and a little bit of voice tweaking to do something like that," Kye responded. She's changing the subject.
"Nice," Hunter said. She started walking down the roomy hall, holding back a wince.
Kye watched her closely, it was difficult to see because they'd left their light source up top. So he pulled out his torch and lit it with more speed than he had previously. He could now see her back clearly. "You know, I get that you are extremely capable of taking care of yourself, and I know that it probably isn't my business to tell you what to do. But you are not fine, and you need to at least let me treat that."
"I'll be fine," she hissed, wincing. "I'll most likely heal. I've had worse injuries."
"I understand that," Kye grabbed her arm to keep her from walking away. "But, if your wound is treated now, then you'll heal faster. And that way, if any other injuries occur we won't have to worry about more than one."
Hunter glared at him. She was close to… but no. She had to. She sighed. "I'll be fine. We need to find Order, and quickly."
"And we can do that faster, if you let me treat that," Kye was persistent. He was able to keep his voice level as well. His will power was incredibly strong, and he wasn't afraid to get hurt.
"No," she said. "You are not treating me." She hurt all over, but was too proud to admit it.
"I'm not changing my mind. And I'm not going anywhere, until you stop being stubborn," Kye stood stalk still.
"Then fine," Hunter said. "I'll go myself."
This is a bad idea.
Kye put his torch out, letting pitch black settle on them. "Just watch out for the rock jutting from the ceiling."
Hunter rolled her eyes. She walked off. Soon, she couldn't hear Kye.
A hissing noise filled the dark cavern.
Kye seemed to sound right next to Hunter. "And that, there's also that."
Hunter ignored him. She tilted her head to the side, listening, then cursed. "He knows we're here."
"Good for him," Kye didn't sound impressed. "You're about to walk over the side of a cliff."
Hunter rolled her eyes. "I'd survive. I wouldn't even hit the ground." She rubbed her face. She was getting light-headed from the loss of blood, but wasn't about to show it.
Kye lit his torch to reveal a chasm, leading down into a black void, directly in front of her. "I'd say, that goes down about… 600 yards. Give or a few feet."
Hunter shrugged. "So?" An arrow came whizzing through the passage, from the way they had come. She narrowly avoided it, but the effort made her snarl in pain as her wounds were jerked.
Kye had his torch jammed into a rock, and his dagger out almost instantly. "Friends of yours?" He asked. He looked to where the arrow came from.
"Most likely," she winced.
"Should I welcome them to my turf?" He asked keeping his eyes fixed on where the arrow came from.
"If you want." Hunter sat on a rock, her eyes tight shut and hands clenched.
Hunter barely finished before the light vanished. Kye's laugh echoed around the cave seeming to come from every direction. The cave was pitch black again.