“But a hole is going to lead you somewhere deeper. And if you thought you had stumbled over it by chance, I am afraid you are not getting the point. No one ever thinks their purpose is a coincidence.”
CHAPTER XLII: The Tunnel Underground; It Is Inviting Us In
THE RAIN STARTED to pour harder and heavier, and as much as we did not like to, our clothes as well as our loads ended up drenched in water again — just like what happened yesterday afternoon. It could not be helped. The clouds be damned.
“Robin, faster! You are suspending!” the prince yelled at me as he thought I was getting a little bit left behind already. I wiped my eyes using my wet arm as I tried to clear my vision.
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