Ancient and Dark

The demon who was standing with the entrance open started shivering. "I think the king's men are here. Please hurry up!" The heavy footfalls were so near that icy panic seized all of them. 

Kaizan looked at Caleb with a crease between his forehead as dread gripped him like a dark shadow in the back of his mind. He turned his head over his shoulders to give one last look at the darkness inside the tunnel, hoping against hope that Rolfe and the fae soldiers were coming back. A shudder passed through his body when there was no one. 

Caleb's magic had weakened to the level that if he delayed even a little bit, it would shatter and they all would be exposed. 

"We must leave…" Caleb said, his voice barely audible.