Whirlwind
“David’s stomach lurched. He hadn’t noticed Keal on the floor because a chunk of wallboard was lying on top of him.
Xander knelt beside him. “Keal?” He shoved the piece of wall off the man and rolled him over onto his back.
David ran up. “Is he—”
Xander leaned in close. His fingers pushed against Keal’s neck, checking the carotid artery for a pulse. “He’s alive.” He touched a gash on Keal’s head, showed David the blood. “Hasn’t dried, not even a little.”
Toward the far end of the hall, a door sl...ammed. David jumped and looked into the hall’s shadows. “That was a portal door,” he whispered.
Xander scowled. “Phemus,” he said. “Taking off.”
“Taking off ? More likely coming back.”
Xander scrambled to his feet and backed toward the landing. “Come on, Dae,” he whispered.
But David leaned over Keal and touched his cheek. “Keal?” he whispered. “Keal!”
The guy was out. David hopped over Keal’s head, stooped to grab one wrist, and tugged.MoreLess
Xander knelt beside him. “Keal?” He shoved the piece of wall off the man and rolled him over onto his back.
David ran up. “Is he—”
Xander leaned in close. His fingers pushed against Keal’s neck, checking the carotid artery for a pulse. “He’s alive.” He touched a gash on Keal’s head, showed David the blood. “Hasn’t dried, not even a little.”
Toward the far end of the hall, a door sl...ammed. David jumped and looked into the hall’s shadows. “That was a portal door,” he whispered.
Xander scowled. “Phemus,” he said. “Taking off.”
“Taking off ? More likely coming back.”
Xander scrambled to his feet and backed toward the landing. “Come on, Dae,” he whispered.
But David leaned over Keal and touched his cheek. “Keal?” he whispered. “Keal!”
The guy was out. David hopped over Keal’s head, stooped to grab one wrist, and tugged.MoreLess
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