Breath of Winter, a
“Sweat poured down my face, and my shoulder stung miserably. It was a good pain, an agony much easier to endure than the fear gnawing my heart when I thought of Ghedi.
Behind me, the laboratory hatch click, click, clicked in rapid succession.
I cocked my head, expecting to hear the chimes. Not that it mattered. I didn’t know how to open the door. Whoever was out there was stuck. But instead a seal popped, followed by heavy footsteps.
“Where is Henri?”
I whirled at the sound of an unfamiliar voic...e. “Who are you? What are you doing in here?”
The male was of average height but thick with muscle. White-blond hair made me question his age, but there were no wrinkles on his face that I saw, though it was hard to tell beneath his scars.
His gaze swept the room before settling on me. “I could ask you the same.”
Alone I might be, but I was far from unarmed. I clutched my wheels, backing myself closer to where a row of pots steamed and hissed due to no heat source I could see. Gods only knew what was in them, but if he pushed my hand, then we would find out as their contents splashed down his face.MoreLess
Behind me, the laboratory hatch click, click, clicked in rapid succession.
I cocked my head, expecting to hear the chimes. Not that it mattered. I didn’t know how to open the door. Whoever was out there was stuck. But instead a seal popped, followed by heavy footsteps.
“Where is Henri?”
I whirled at the sound of an unfamiliar voic...e. “Who are you? What are you doing in here?”
The male was of average height but thick with muscle. White-blond hair made me question his age, but there were no wrinkles on his face that I saw, though it was hard to tell beneath his scars.
His gaze swept the room before settling on me. “I could ask you the same.”
Alone I might be, but I was far from unarmed. I clutched my wheels, backing myself closer to where a row of pots steamed and hissed due to no heat source I could see. Gods only knew what was in them, but if he pushed my hand, then we would find out as their contents splashed down his face.MoreLess
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