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The pile smelt like mildew and mud, and when Dex leaned over he was shocket to find that it wasn't a pile of blankets at all.

'''It was lihn. '''

'''Alden crossed his arms. "You have a lot of explaining to do."'''

Chapter 14

Lihn's POV

'''Darkness swallowed her. Lihn found herself floating in a void filled with nothing but shadow. She felt like she needed to breath, to gasp for air, but when she did, her lungs were filled with nothingness. She wanted to run, but there was no ground to run on. '''

'''She wanted to see, but there was nothing but darkness. '''

She should have been hungry by now, but her stomach felt only the presence of shadow.

'''Lihn wandered aimlessly. Helplessly. Her heart not even beating. Everything was lifeless. '''

And then there was a voice.

Lihn.' it whispered. '''

'''She called back. "Tam! Where are you? Where am I?"'''

'In my mind.' 

'''Lihn shivered. Tam's mind was wo empty.... so desolate. '''

How am I here? Only a telepath can enter someone else's mind."'''

'You know that I can bring others into my head by stretching my shadow."

'''Lihn's eyes widened. "Then you're close!"'''

'Yes.'

'''She felt something swell in her stomach. Maybe it was hope... but to early to tell, Tam spoke again.'''

I can't come back, Lihn. They know where you are at all times. If they even suspect that I visited you, they'll kill you."'''

'''"But... You told me about the hive... I thought that meant that I was going to find you..." Lihn heard her voice cracking.'''

I'm sorry, Lihn. The only way to stop this is by taking down the Neverseen altogether. And that's...

"Impossible?"

'''There was no reply for a long time, and in that time, some of the darkness crept it's way into Lihn's soul, rewriting some of the song in her heart. '''

No. Those leaping crystals... I don't know where they go, but I know that Gethen was super worried about them. They have to be important.

"I'm going to find you, Tam. I'm going to bring you back."

'Lihn... forget about me." 

'''"What?!" Lihn felt a tear roll fown her cheek. "No!"'''

"Once the Neverseen realize that I told you about the crytals, they'll kill me. I... I don't want you to try and save me."

'''"NO!" Lihn screamed. "You're going to come back! You have to come back to me, Tam."'''

'I love you.'

'''"NOOOOO!" '''

'''And just like that, the darkness was gone. She bolted upright, screaming, shocked when she saw the faces of her friends, all hudled around her, looking worried. Tam had pushed her out of his mind. '''