C14 Flames of Command

They returned to the surface, tension clinging to their breaths like frost.

Lia broke the silence. "What were you really doing down there?"

Josh sighed. "We were… searching for something. An orb. Our research led us there."

"Orb?" she blinked. "What orb?"

The two hesitated. She looked between them, brows raised.

"Please," she added softly. "Let me in on this."

Kaen hesitated