Prayer of the Dragon
“There was only one stair step past the end of the tunnel, though the rail extended another two feet to give the illusion of a flight of stairs. For four hundred feet down there was only air.
Shan thrust his staff forward. A firm hand closed around his belt at the small of his back. As Hostene gripped him from behind, Shan reached out for Yangke with the pole. The younger man seized it and Shan pulled. Then a downdraft hit Yangke and pushed him outward. It was as if the mountain were wrestling S...han for him. Shan and Hostene pulled together, Yangke got a foot on the single step, and with a final heave they managed to pull him inside.
The three men sat on the floor of the tunnel, gasping. “I—I lost it, I lost the bag,” Yangke confessed when he had regained his breath.
It took Shan a moment to understand. Yangke’s bag had slipped off his shoulder, his staff had fallen out of his hand. He had lost the kit that every pilgrim needed to survive on the mountain.
“You’re with us,” Shan said, hoping he was conveying more confidence than he felt.MoreLess
Shan thrust his staff forward. A firm hand closed around his belt at the small of his back. As Hostene gripped him from behind, Shan reached out for Yangke with the pole. The younger man seized it and Shan pulled. Then a downdraft hit Yangke and pushed him outward. It was as if the mountain were wrestling S...han for him. Shan and Hostene pulled together, Yangke got a foot on the single step, and with a final heave they managed to pull him inside.
The three men sat on the floor of the tunnel, gasping. “I—I lost it, I lost the bag,” Yangke confessed when he had regained his breath.
It took Shan a moment to understand. Yangke’s bag had slipped off his shoulder, his staff had fallen out of his hand. He had lost the kit that every pilgrim needed to survive on the mountain.
“You’re with us,” Shan said, hoping he was conveying more confidence than he felt.MoreLess
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