Inner Ear

Theron's steps came to a slow stop. The sounds of battle were beginning to intersect in his ears faster and faster. The peak nodes were starting to accelerate, which should mean that he was getting closer.

'This must be a flaw of the sound dispersion method…'

Theron had had a hard time finding his way forward. And because all the tunnels were artificial, they were purposely structured so that each one felt identical to the last while you were in the middle of it.

Between that and the distorted sounds, not only was his balance a bit off, but keeping track of exactly where he was at all times was very difficult.

Without a sense of smell like the hounds to follow, and being unable to follow closely behind them without being attacked himself, he could only move forward by trial and error.

The main trouble was that, as he moved forward, he found that this "flaw" he had found was actually quite a problem to deal with.