[She has a point there, and he smiles at the steadying words, though it’s only a brief, half-hearted flash. He’s always considered himself a sturdy and unflinching sort of man, but even he would have been hard pressed not to feel shaken after waking up in this place if he didn’t have old experience to fall back on.

Her questions get a shake of his head.]

Was less about splitting up and more about pointing out the sort of options we got here.

[Not like they had a whole lot of them, but best to lay all the cards out on the table.]

Two pairs of eyes would be better than one, I’d think. The tunnels have looked pretty sturdy from what I’ve seen so far, but there’s no telling how treacherous these things can get. Better to play it safe.