The group waited in silence for their reinforcements to arrive. To their disappointment, far fewer clones than expected had managed to free themselves and reach their location.
Only thirty Chimaeric demons came.
"Is this all?" Mira asked.
The clones nodded.
"The others will follow later," a clone said. "About fifty more are securing our path back to the shelter. Twenty encountered heavy resistance in tunnel B-7 and are clearing out a nest. Another thirty are checking the tunnels for ambush points and keeping the tunnels clear in case we need to retreat. They should join us within the next hours, assuming they don't find any more thaids."
Mira sighed. "It'll have to do. Amber, we should start the search then. We have already been in this cave for weeks. I'm sick of the stale air and the creepy glow of these fungi."
