Evangeline's breath came slow and steady as she followed Caspian and they delved deeper into the abyss.
The ocean that surrounded them was vast, stretching in every direction like an endless void.
Evangeline tried not to think about all the impossibly massive hungry creatures lurking here.
The further they swam, the darker it became, the soft glow of bioluminescent plants was barely illuminating their path, and terrifying shadows twisted within the depths.
And then she saw them, massive creatures with glinting scales and eyes that looked like they had distant stars within them.
She tried her best not to let fear creep in, she was stronger than that.
But her heart pounded in her chest.
Never in her life has she felt so small.
Caspian moved with ease, swimming through the water as if he belonged to it, he could be part siren for all she knew, or perhaps because he was a pirate he needed to learn how to swim.