"Here, drink this."
Claudette picked up the small cup beside her and lifted it to him. Clement took it. He had to force himself to take slow, deliberate gulps so as not to choke.
"They must have brought that and the soup while you were out."
Indeed, there was soup, though it wasn't much - just a bowl with what looked like some kind of watery broth and a few carrots. Another lantern had been placed back on the wall, casting a pale, yellow glow about the room.
"How…?" he tried but was overcome with a coughing fit despite his care with the water.
"What are you doing here, princess?"
Tyke must have been caught. But that wasn't possible since he and Claudette were outside of the cave when it blew up.
"I'm not."
"Come again?"
