The Silent Soldier

Previously

…He looked back towards the entrance of the crevice, the faint light from the battlefield now extinguished. He could almost see Vance’s face, resolute and defiant, the embers of his spirit burning bright even in the face of oblivion. The gauntlet had been run, but the fight was far from over. He had survived, yes, but now, he was no longer just fighting for himself. He was fighting for Vance, for Lena, for the memory of a cause that had demanded the ultimate sacrifice. The silence of the tunnels was not an ending, but a pause, a breath before the next, uncertain step into the darkness.