It was the sort of casual touch that he and his siblings had exchanged, once upon a time, when their well-oiled dance around each other, the ways they stayed in contact, still worked, wasn't broken the way it was now. Even as he relaxed into the touch, he still found his stomach twisting a bit as they got to the cave entrance.

He stared beyond it for a moment, then nodded, taking a breath he didn't need in an effort to steady himself. "I'm ready."

He pointed the flashlight in and then stepped through, nothing holding him back this time.