It was that horn echoing through the tunnel, a sound so loud it hurt Guy's ears, that set him into action. Not that he hadn't been ready to make some kind of move even before that, but it did send a spike of panic through him as he realized there might not be any way to avoid this.
He followed the lead of the others, running to Claude's side and pushing himself up against the dirt wall, no consideration given to how dirty he might be at the end of it. He wouldn't care, so long as he came out of it alive.
It looked like he'd been right about the tracks being for something larger than a mine cart. Guy kept his gaze on the approaching light and before long the shape of the train started to form, even in the relative darkness. Guy sucked in a breath and then closed his eyes, both to shield his vision from the light and because he knew that now the only option was to wait for it to pass...
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He followed the lead of the others, running to Claude's side and pushing himself up against the dirt wall, no consideration given to how dirty he might be at the end of it. He wouldn't care, so long as he came out of it alive.
It looked like he'd been right about the tracks being for something larger than a mine cart. Guy kept his gaze on the approaching light and before long the shape of the train started to form, even in the relative darkness. Guy sucked in a breath and then closed his eyes, both to shield his vision from the light and because he knew that now the only option was to wait for it to pass...