Jasper kept walking ahead of the others, following the old railway tracks as they disappeared deeper into the mine.
The terrain had changed again without him noticing exactly when.
The railway tracks beneath them eventually disappeared completely, swallowed by thick layers of white growth, and the ceiling rose higher until the support beams were replaced by enormous natural stone arches.
The floor became uneven as they crossed the cavern, with narrow stone bridges forming naturally between deep cracks.
Below them, pale strands hung from the darkness like roots suspended over a bottomless pit.
Several of the glowing mushrooms had grown directly from those strands, their faint light revealing movement far below.
Then Daniel walked beside him. He suddenly appeared after he accepted everything.
