This is a short chapter, mostly just a filler. I swear it will get more exciting soon, the story will move onward. Please review, let me know what you think.

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Chapter Four

The tunnel floor is uneven and damp making Hadvar and Halle slow their pace. Bracing themselves with their hands on the wall they make their way forward.

"Where in Oblivion are we supposed to go? Where is the way out?" Neither of them had the answers to Hadvar's questions, instead they kept moving.

They come, finally, to an open area. The stone floors built into the cave and rotting wood looked like they had been made long ago. As Halle finds herself in this new cavern she immediately sees the Stormcloaks ahead. She runs toward a woman on a bridge, dodging and slicing. The Stormcloak woman's body falls over the side and into the rock and water a few feet below.

Across the cave another Stormcloak pulls out a bow and arrows shoot into the air. Hadvar and Halle keep moving making them harder targets, hiding behind anything they can. Halle throws herself behind a column trying to avoid the whizzing arrows. Another Stormcloak appears from a hallway. Hadvar crouches down nearby. She looks around trying to find anything to use as a shield and then she sees it.

Rainbow colored shimmer on the ground, a small stream of oil. She raises her hand to it, flames cover it and shoot away. The oil burst into an inferno that races past Halle and directly beneath the archers. They scream and try to put the fire out, running and rolling. Halle runs from cover, they both had put out their burning clothes, but they still don't see her until it is too late. Her blades find their mark and both Stormcloaks slump to the ground. She bends over, the oil burning away into nothing, and picks up one of the bows. It is still in perfect shape along with the arrows on both bodies' backs. She removes a quiver and slings it across her shoulders. It feels right having a bow in her hand again. It's her weapon of choice, she tests the draw and makes sure she has all the arrows she needs.

They go to the exit in front of them, and reach a blocked passage. There is a lever on the floor and Hadvar pulls it, the wood blocking their path falls forward creating a bridge. "Let's see where this goes." He says as they move across the newly formed bridge.

They find themselves into another cave, but unlike the other, there is no stone work or anything built into it. Devoid of any trace of humans ever setting foot father than the entryway. Just as they exit the hallway there is a rumble, the ground shakes and the ceiling collapsing behind them. There is no going back now. Only forward. Real doubts of them ever leaving this place, make their way to the forefront of Halle's mind, pressing into her head. They would follow tunnels and caves until the hit a dead end. Would anyone even miss her?

"I guess we're lucky that didn't come down on top of us." Hadvar states, but his voice was slightly defeated. They were tired and hungry, Halle wasn't the only one thinking they were going to die in here. "We'd better push on. I'm sure the others will find another way out." They move away from the rocks and into the large cave. Following a stream, they find themselves in a tunnel that leads to yet another cave, but this one is strewn with big spider webs. They slow their pace, pulling out weapons, preparing for battle, because webs mean only one thing. Spiders.

Halle knocks an arrow and stops. Sure enough, she can see two large frostbite spiders. Wishing for anything, but spiders she aims, the arrow sails through the air in an arch and lands into one of the spiders. The other one becomes alert, but Halle is too far for it to see. She quickly grabs another arrow and shoots it into the other spider. Relief.

With both dead they move forward cautiously. Just as they make their way into the cave and out of the tunnel, two larger spiders repel down from the ceiling. Halle looses an arrow into the one in front of her and Hadvar runs to the other, sword out. Her spider keeps coming and she loads another arrow. The arrow hits the spider and it goes limp. She turns toward the last spider and moves into a position where she can shoot an arrow without any chance of hitting Hadvar. He is hacking and slashing violently at the large insect. She aims and lets the arrow go. The spider dies, whether from the arrow or sword, neither of them cares.

"What next, giant snakes?" Hadvar muses as they head to another tunnel. Halle is so tired of being underground and yearns to see the sky. What she wouldn't give never to see a cave again, but the Gods don't hear her prayers.

Another cave opens up with a larger stream running through. They cross a small stone bridge to the other side. Hadvar leads, but stops crouching. "Hold up. There's a bear just ahead. See her?" Halle creeps up next to him looking where he points. Ahead is a sleeping bear. Really? She silently asks, why couldn't this be easy? Everywhere she goes there is another thing trying to kill her. "I'd rather not tangle with her right now. We might be able to sneak by. Just take it nice and slow, and watch where you step. Or if you're feeling lucky, you can take your bow out. Might take her by surprise. Go ahead. I'll follow your lead and watch your back."

Halle is frustrated, between dragons, Stormcloaks, spiders, and now bears, she just wanted to get this over with. Kill the bear now and not have to deal with it later. She moves a little closer, bow knocked and let an arrow fly. It hits the bear in the head killing it instantly. Another threat taken care of, now all she wanted to do was get out of this Gods forsaken cave.

They keep moving, and then they see light ahead, more than just the glow from the mushrooms.

"This looks like the way out! I was starting to wonder if we'd ever make it out." He wasn't alone, she was thinking the same.

"You and me both." She is smiling from ear to ear. Finally freedom. They both move faster wanting to get out as fast as possible. Almost running out.