Deltora Quest #2: the Lake of Tears
“He bent and caught Jasmine’s arm, trying to haul her up beside him. But he was too weak to do more than stop her sinking further.
Howling in triumph, Jin and Jod lumbered forward. Any moment they would reach the big rock. And then … “Leave me!” Lief heard Jasmine scream to Barda. “Take Filli — and leave me.”
But Barda shook his head, and Filli clung grimly to her shoulder, refusing to move.
Desperately, Lief looked around for something he could hold out to them, to pull them in.
A tree branch, ...a vine … but there were no vines, and the branches of the trees here were thick and grew high off the ground. Never could he cut one in time. If only they had not lost their rope in the Forests of Silence! They had lost everything there. All they had were the clothes they wore … Their clothes!
With a gasp of anger at his own slow wits, Lief tore off his cloak. He ran to the edge of the quicksand, twisting and knotting the soft fabric so that it made a thick cord.
“Barda!” he shouted.MoreLess
Howling in triumph, Jin and Jod lumbered forward. Any moment they would reach the big rock. And then … “Leave me!” Lief heard Jasmine scream to Barda. “Take Filli — and leave me.”
But Barda shook his head, and Filli clung grimly to her shoulder, refusing to move.
Desperately, Lief looked around for something he could hold out to them, to pull them in.
A tree branch, ...a vine … but there were no vines, and the branches of the trees here were thick and grew high off the ground. Never could he cut one in time. If only they had not lost their rope in the Forests of Silence! They had lost everything there. All they had were the clothes they wore … Their clothes!
With a gasp of anger at his own slow wits, Lief tore off his cloak. He ran to the edge of the quicksand, twisting and knotting the soft fabric so that it made a thick cord.
“Barda!” he shouted.MoreLess
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