We ducked under the stalactites and headed into the gloom. The farther we descended, the steamier the air grew. It smelled like rotting vegetation.
I called up a ball of magic so we weren't stumbling around in the pitch dark, but something in the air kept sucking the light out to the barest flicker.
I'd never seen Rohan so grim, his body locked in some kind of death-march. He was still lost to his emotions, and I needed his rational brain back in control if we were going to get Benjy out unscathed.
"Did you like the 'I'm your worst nightmare' bit?" I kept my words light, straining to see any release of his tension. "Because Hybris was pretty terrified."
Not in any reality.
He remained silent for a moment before coming out with, "You realize that's Batman's catchphrase."
"Like I'd know that nerd trivia."
"You've Googled everything about him. And you know why?" He paused and then clapped his hands to the side of his head like the Bat cowl. "Because I'm Batman."