Well, Abby hadn't laughed at him at least. Though her eyes did seem to gain some kind of amused sparkle to them, but he didn't mind that in the slightest. He stood up along with her, watching her wobble before regaining her balance. He nodded in somber agreement to her fears of what lay beyond the tunnel. It was terrifying to think about, but... He needed answers. He had so many questions he wanted to ask, questions that neither Adam, nor the red girl and her trials had answered. He wouldn't give up until he had them.
Stepping into the darkness with her, Andy felt his arm brush against Abby's, reassuring him that she was there. Holding her hand might be a little too forward of him, not to mention the only woman's hand he had ever held had been his mother's. So he settled to walking by her side, the rustle of her clothing and her bare footsteps the only thing to guide him in the darkness.
He noticed something unusual in the sounds and paused, wondering if his hearing was going funny? It was like he was hearing the same sounds twice, just with a short delay. They were amplified in the tunnel, and sounded like they came from a far off direction. Curious, Andy opened his mouth for a short sound.
"Haaa?" he questioned the cave, startled as the very sound he made bounced off the walls and repeated. What was that?! That was definitely not a problem with his ears, it was with the cave? He tested the noise again and again, more and more marveled by this bouncing sensation. It was amazing! Was this one of the powers hearing people had?! No, he knew what this was, this was how bats saw in the dark! This had to be an echo!
"Woooooo!" Andy let out a whoop of joy, laughing as he caught up with Abby, falling in pace with her again. An echo! He had heard an echo! An amazing, wonderful echo! And now he could see amber light up ahead flooding the tunnel. That hadn't been so bad, not bad at all! The dark wasn't nearly so terrifying when you could hear, or when you had someone beside you. Unable to wipe his ecstatic grin off his face as he glanced at Abby, he nodded to her as he stepped out into the light.
And almost off the cliff.
With one foot coming down on nothing but air, Andy blinked with surprise, barely managing to lurch backwards enough to fall on his butt, and not tumble into the abyss. Adrenaline spiking, Andy glanced over the cliff, ignoring how his stomach flipped in fear. Ricardo and Camilla were already down at the bottom. And beyond them lay a bright, sprawling subterranean city, pulsing with life. And, there was something else as well. Another sound in the air. It was faint from where they were, but it sounded... Rhythmic, like the repeated thudding of boots in snow. It was an eerie phenomenon that sent shivers running down his spine. He tried to swallow, but his mouth had run dry. From his near fall or the sound running through his head, he didn't know. But he was getting a strange feeling from this city, one that filled him with dread. Something was wrong here.