"You probably don't want to risk it," Elena agreed, letting her arm drop back to her side, a little surprised at the girl's reaction. She'd just been trying to warn her...

Shaking that off, Elena took a few steps and kneeled so she could look down into the dark crevasse. No end in sight. That was definitely not reassuring. She calculated vaguely, if she had her superspeed at full-strength, whether she could make it.

"Even without the water, I don't know if anyone could make it down and up." Elena sighed, shifting back onto her haunches. "This is just great."