Serena, still seated on the platform, watched him with a mixture of curiosity and concern. She could tell there was more to his story about the energy source, but she didn't press him. Still, her sharp gaze lingered on him for a moment longer, as if silently telling him she wasn't fooled.
Not wanting to continue on this subject any longer, Kain quickly changed the subject.
"Serena," he said, shifting his gaze to her. "What happened after I fell into that quicksand? One second, I was with the group searching for an entrance, and the next, I was sinking. How did you get separated from the others?"
Serena's expression grew thoughtful as she leaned back slightly, folding her arms. "The moment you disappeared, the entire ground beneath us destabilized," she explained. "It was like the relic had been waiting for one of us to trigger it. Before any of us could react, we were all pulled under before we could even regroup together."
