Edge of the Falls (After the Fall)
“Andrews Chapter 16 I expect Rook, expect demands and questions. But it is Arjun who comes, and although his gaze is questioning as it rests on me, he does not push. He picks me up, gently, cradling me against his chest. “Close your eyes, Sabah.”
I look at him, so close it’s almost painful. “Why?”
He leans closer, his breath puffing against my lips. “Because Rook doesn’t want you to know where you’re going.”
"He doesn't trust me, does he?" I say, bitterly.
Arjun shifts a little..., almost a shrug. "He's cautious. Sabah, he holds the lives of almost thirty of us. And the garden is one of our last lines of defense. So many of us would die without the healing properties there." "And he thinks I'll betray that? I can't see, much less retrace my steps to lead someone back here,” I say, struggling to keep panic from my voice. The darkness of the caves is cloying, and I feel suffocated.MoreLess
I look at him, so close it’s almost painful. “Why?”
He leans closer, his breath puffing against my lips. “Because Rook doesn’t want you to know where you’re going.”
"He doesn't trust me, does he?" I say, bitterly.
Arjun shifts a little..., almost a shrug. "He's cautious. Sabah, he holds the lives of almost thirty of us. And the garden is one of our last lines of defense. So many of us would die without the healing properties there." "And he thinks I'll betray that? I can't see, much less retrace my steps to lead someone back here,” I say, struggling to keep panic from my voice. The darkness of the caves is cloying, and I feel suffocated.MoreLess
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