Chapter 14 Golden Heart Stirring

The journey through the winding mine tunnels settled into a strange sort of rhythm. Elara, fueled by caffeine scavenged from a surprisingly intact miner's lunch pail (score!), navigated the treacherous paths with Goldie nestled securely in a makeshift sling fashioned from a discarded burlap sack. Lucien, now mostly in his human form but with a ling