Chapter 21: "[…] he may seduce thee also from obedience, that with him, bereav’d of happiness, thou may’st partake his punishment, eternal misery."

It comes back to him in flashes:

The tunnels, but he’s completely alone this time. His hand is definitely clasped tightly around something – something heavy – but he cannot hear or see a thing.

Regardless, he pushes on, relentlessly dragging whatever he’s clinging to deeper and deeper into the ...