Mercy's ashen expression upon 'hearing' that the moon bridge was no longer a viable escape garnered Sara's full attention. "Merce? What's wrong? Is Rowan coming?" she asked, squeezing Mercy's hand to bring the glazed look out of her eyes.
"The moon bridge is closed... And Rowan can't get to us while we're in this place..." The brave façade Mercy had put up cracked as she held Sara's hand in a death grip.
Viktor considered the body before him, before carefully setting to work. The silver blade gleamed in the dim light of the forge before cutting and flaying the flesh away. As he moved down and away from the head, the face became visible.
As the vision faded, the first thing Mercy was aware of is Sara pulling her back the way they'd come, an expression of pure hatred on her face.
"I'll kill him!" she spat. Mercy came out of her shock long enough to dig her heels in and stop Sara.
"Sara! Stop! We can let the sept know! Not even Guides will protect him then." Mercy pleaded desperately, clinging to the Fury with all her strength. Sara stopped but did not turn to face Mercy, so Mercy came around to face her. "Sara... we can solve this without becoming worse than him, my love... We'll do it together. I promise..." She felt more than saw Sara's hate break from her body, and Mercy gladly supported her as Sara flung her arms around her lover and buried her face in her shoulder. "There... I know how much Raven meant to you, but... we can do this, love... Now... Do you remember how to get out of here?"
Sara clutched Mercy tighter for a brief moment before stepping back, sniffling and nodding. "Okay... You lead. I'll follow. Let's get out of here before we find out other things we don't want to know," Mercy said, brushing an errant hair out of Sara's eyes. Sara offered a weak smile in reply, nodding again.
With Sara leading, they ran into fewer dead ends and sighted the entrance before any other visions could assault their senses. Stepping out of the tunnel into the larger cavern beyond, the pair breathed a brief sigh of relief. Sara tensed, her breath cut off, and Mercy looked away from her to see what she was staring at with an expression of anger doused with fear.
"Shen..." Mercy growled, her hand tightening on her staff.