Oath Bound - book V of the Order of the Air
“Willi asked, following behind Jerry with his flashlight.
“It’s hard to tell,” Dr. Hussein said. He was in the lead, clearly trying not to range ahead of Jerry’s pace.
“A few blocks, no more,” Jerry said. “It seems further underground. But I can’t imagine we’ve gone more than a few city blocks.”
“Yes, the distances are deceptive,” Hussein began. His words ended with a startled squawk. For an instant he teetered, trying to keep his balance, and then pitched into the darkness, into some hazard... unseen.
Jerry reflexively grabbed for him, missed, the tip of his cane skidding on the suddenly uneven surface. His bad knee gave and he fell sideways, raising his left hand to protect his face and glasses, expecting to slam into the floor.
Only it wasn’t there. Instead of floor there was a slope, stone worn smooth as glass by thousands of years of water, and there was no purchase for his seeking hand. He landed on his right shoulder — painful but not damaging, he had time to think — and then slid foot first down the slope.MoreLess
“It’s hard to tell,” Dr. Hussein said. He was in the lead, clearly trying not to range ahead of Jerry’s pace.
“A few blocks, no more,” Jerry said. “It seems further underground. But I can’t imagine we’ve gone more than a few city blocks.”
“Yes, the distances are deceptive,” Hussein began. His words ended with a startled squawk. For an instant he teetered, trying to keep his balance, and then pitched into the darkness, into some hazard... unseen.
Jerry reflexively grabbed for him, missed, the tip of his cane skidding on the suddenly uneven surface. His bad knee gave and he fell sideways, raising his left hand to protect his face and glasses, expecting to slam into the floor.
Only it wasn’t there. Instead of floor there was a slope, stone worn smooth as glass by thousands of years of water, and there was no purchase for his seeking hand. He landed on his right shoulder — painful but not damaging, he had time to think — and then slid foot first down the slope.MoreLess
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