"Breathe, Dawn," Jon muttered, sweeping his gaze over our surroundings as we moved. 

"Trying." I briefly wondered if he and Echo regretted our blood bonding which announced our magical signatures and our emotions. If they did, they never said, and the blood bond never hinted at annoyance. Not even once.

I did breathe - but it snagged the very next moment. More sounds joined the bell around my neck, staggered footsteps coming down three separate tunnels. Those ...