Round 218

The sound of rushing water grew louder behind her, drowning out the shrieks of pursuit from deeper in the tower's bowels. She knew she couldn't keep running forever - especially not while dragging the weight of her guilt over abandoning Seraphine to whatever fate awaited her in that secret passage.

The tunnel ahead split into three branches, each one as dark and menacing as the last. She cursed under her breath, her chest heaving with exertion. Every instinct screamed at her to find higher ground, to get away from this rising water that seemed determined to swallow her whole. But which way to go?