[ He'd listened to Alex's recaps of the Dark Fields, so he's prepared for something bad to happen, imagined or not. And happen it does. The blinding light assaults him, and it feels like he tripped and fell into one of the lava pools in the Fire Cavern.
He keeps calm though, mostly because he wouldn't be able to forgive himself if he panicked. Sure, he wasn't a SeeD, but he wasn't some chicken-wuss or puberty boy. Tons of people had gone into the Dark Fields. They came out a little worse for wear, but they all survived; he would, too. Trying to pretend like his flesh wasn't on fire: ]
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He keeps calm though, mostly because he wouldn't be able to forgive himself if he panicked. Sure, he wasn't a SeeD, but he wasn't some chicken-wuss or puberty boy. Tons of people had gone into the Dark Fields. They came out a little worse for wear, but they all survived; he would, too. Trying to pretend like his flesh wasn't on fire: ]
Where the hell are you two dumbasses?