Mace had been traveling with the other Jackals.

They were heading back to the meeting point, and he was lost in thought as they walked.

At least, that was until he heard a faint sound. It almost sounded like a voice laughing, so he looks over his shoulder and then looks at the others. "You guys hear that?" They all look back at him, pretty much saying that no, they didn't. "Huh..." he mumbles, looking over his shoulder again.

He told them to keep going, and he would get there in a little while. They were heading back to a safe house anyway to wait for morning to leave, so he knew that they wouldn't leave without him.

He could tell that Azur was annoyed, but he ignored that and turned, starting to walk towards where he thought he heard the sound coming from.

That was until he felt his foot slip on grass, and he went sliding down a hole that he hadn't noticed before. He tried to grab onto the edge, but it slipped from his fingers, and he fell down. He lands down into a large hole in the ground, which felt like water splashing around him, and he looks down. "Ugh, what is this?" he frowns, lifting his hand. It almost felt like water, but thicker.

It smelled kind of sweet, too.