Child of Fate
“He saw the wall of the cave slant underneath him, angling the chimney-like cave deeper into the side of the hill. Alto’s feet touched the angled rock until he was lying along the damp surface as he lowered himself.
Teeth clenched with the effort of holding his grip in the darkness, Alto almost slipped when he felt his legs swinging freely. He kicked them about, frightened that he’d found a bottomless pit, and grunted when his shin bounced off the bottom edge of the chimney.
He craned his neck t...o stare past his feet and caught glimpses of a rock beneath him, but it was still an uncomfortable distance away. He had plenty of rope beneath him so he continued his descent. It wasn’t until he’d dropped his entire body beneath the nearly vertical chimney that he realized he hadn’t heard the musical notes for some time.
As soon as Alto’s feet touched solid ground, he let go of the rope and dropped to his knees. He sucked in breath and pressed both hands to the wet floor of the cave, stretching the burning muscles and trying to cool the fire in his palms.MoreLess
Teeth clenched with the effort of holding his grip in the darkness, Alto almost slipped when he felt his legs swinging freely. He kicked them about, frightened that he’d found a bottomless pit, and grunted when his shin bounced off the bottom edge of the chimney.
He craned his neck t...o stare past his feet and caught glimpses of a rock beneath him, but it was still an uncomfortable distance away. He had plenty of rope beneath him so he continued his descent. It wasn’t until he’d dropped his entire body beneath the nearly vertical chimney that he realized he hadn’t heard the musical notes for some time.
As soon as Alto’s feet touched solid ground, he let go of the rope and dropped to his knees. He sucked in breath and pressed both hands to the wet floor of the cave, stretching the burning muscles and trying to cool the fire in his palms.MoreLess
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