Gareth walked carefully. The promise of getting out lured him, but he did not want to ruin it by being thrown down some hole again. He was beginning to shiver. It had been cold down in the larger cave, with his wet clothes drawing heat from his body, but it had still been a few degrees warmer than above ground. Now that they were getting closer to the surface, he was beginning to feel uncomfortably cold.

When the door was open and he stepped out, he thanked the sailor, and pulled his wet jacket tighter around his body, shivering.