"Hello, is anyone here?" I attempted to keep a low tone to my voice; but, I was taken aback when I discovered that my voice reverberated all around the cave. It progressed from a very loud one to a relatively quiet one, much like a succession of noise gradients. I blinked my eyes twice before retreating farther. Holle swiftly stopped me from going backwards when I accidentally slipped into a rock by holding the rear of my waist with her open hand. This caused me to stop moving backwards.

I was about to thank her, but in an effort to get me to be silent, Holle drew a line with...