Way of the Wolf
“Beck stared down at the ground in horror, then looked back the way they had come. Their footprints marched side by side across the smooth snow to where they were now.
The too-smooth snow. Beck looked around quickly and his heart sank. He had been looking out for crevasses and missed a danger that was just as great – and more immediate.
Experimentally he poked at the snow by his feet, scraping it away with his stick. The tip hit something hard, but it made a dull, flat noise. It wasn’t scraping ...against rock.
‘We’re standing on ice,’ he said quietly. ‘There’s a frozen lake under this lot.’ Tikaani looked quickly down at his feet, as if expecting water to well up around them. Beck looked back again. He estimated they hadn’t come that far out. Twenty, twenty-five metres maybe – no more. After that the smooth snow tilted up and a black rock poked up. That would be solid ground.
‘Turn round,’ he said, ‘and walk back over your own footprints . . .’ The ice they had already crossed was strong enough to take their weight.MoreLess
The too-smooth snow. Beck looked around quickly and his heart sank. He had been looking out for crevasses and missed a danger that was just as great – and more immediate.
Experimentally he poked at the snow by his feet, scraping it away with his stick. The tip hit something hard, but it made a dull, flat noise. It wasn’t scraping ...against rock.
‘We’re standing on ice,’ he said quietly. ‘There’s a frozen lake under this lot.’ Tikaani looked quickly down at his feet, as if expecting water to well up around them. Beck looked back again. He estimated they hadn’t come that far out. Twenty, twenty-five metres maybe – no more. After that the smooth snow tilted up and a black rock poked up. That would be solid ground.
‘Turn round,’ he said, ‘and walk back over your own footprints . . .’ The ice they had already crossed was strong enough to take their weight.MoreLess
Read book Way of the Wolf for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
7 / 10
7 / 10
User Reviews: