Sage only laughed softly at his threat before she continued on. As they reached the light, she took the lantern off its hook so that they would have light the rest of the way. The tunnel split off into three branches but she knew they would need to take the middle one. "I dont know if hes still alive or even his exact location..i just know he is on the far side.." she said quietly and a sad light glimmered in her eyes for a moment before she toughened back up again.<br/><br/>Shrugging, she walked over to the middle tunnel and slipped inside the darkness. The lantern casting shadows on the walls as they walked quietly. "This tunnel should take us some of the way there. After that, we have to get back to the surface. Another safehouse should be a few hours travel from here and if we are very, extremely lucky as well as quiet, we might be able to avoid the rotters," she informed as they walked. Soon coming upon a set of carved out stairs.<br/><br/>Sage tested out the first step and figured they were safe, continuing upward. Once they reached the top, there was a small, round shaped space in front of them and a hatch in the ceiling. Going underneath it, she set the lantern down before pushing up with her shoulder against the door. It slowly creaked open, freezing for a long silent minute every time it squeaked. Once she had gotten it all the way open, she poked her head out and looked around. The fog as bad as ever, she listened to the emptiness of the silence. Waiting to hear a whistle or a shuffle, maybe even a hum. But nothing moved or made a sound. Pulling herself up, she put her hand down to help Jackson up. Pulling him up with a soft grunt but it was too soft to be heard.<br/><br/>Closing the hatch, she covered it with some sand and broken pieces of cement. Then stood still for a long couple of minutes before presuming it safe. Motioning for Jackson to watch the ground in order to make sure he wouldnt step on anything this time. But it was a playful yet serious gesture. Slowly, she moved foreward along the side of the street. Looking for anything that would tell them where they were, finding a fallen sign. Pausing, she mentally groaned as she realized it was across the courtyard and she would have to cross quickly but silently. Motioning for Jackson to watch her back, she started across the courtyard quickly and barely managing to dodge some of the smaller things that could make noise.