Legion of the Dead (2008)
“It’s all a matter of balance,’ I reminded him the next day, calling across from the flat roof I was standing on, to the jutting pedestal behind me where young Will Farmer was still poised, his legs shaking and his face taut and pale. ‘Relax and lean into the jump,’ I said. ‘Don’t think about the drop. Concentrate on the landing …’ He looked across the gaping chasm at me and nodded earnestly, his cheeks flexing as he clenched his teeth. He squared his stance and raised his arms. The low sun cast... a long, cross-like shadow behind him.
‘That’s the way,’ I told him encouragingly.
Normally, highstacking across town to Gatling Quays would have taken me an hour and a half at the very outside. I’d allowed twice that amount of time to shepherd Will across the rooftops, taking a long and convoluted route that avoided the need for any particularly tricky manoeuvres.
If not a born highstacker, Will Farmer was certainly a quick learner, swiftly mastering the Tuppenny Step and Two-Trick Pony, and proving himself a dab hand at stack-hopping.MoreLess
‘That’s the way,’ I told him encouragingly.
Normally, highstacking across town to Gatling Quays would have taken me an hour and a half at the very outside. I’d allowed twice that amount of time to shepherd Will across the rooftops, taking a long and convoluted route that avoided the need for any particularly tricky manoeuvres.
If not a born highstacker, Will Farmer was certainly a quick learner, swiftly mastering the Tuppenny Step and Two-Trick Pony, and proving himself a dab hand at stack-hopping.MoreLess
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