Doctor Who - The Mark of the Rani by Pip & Jane Baker

Author:Pip & Jane Baker [Pip & Baker, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-02-05T06:47:29.214396+00:00

The trelliswork of timbers and the giant wheel above the shaft loomed ominously into the Doctor’s restricted view. A final mighty thrust – and the hapless Time Lord accelerated inexorably towards the yawning black hole...

10

A Change Of Loyalty

Sleeves rolled up, a man was concertinaing creaking bellows to rekindle the forge fire. As he paused and dragged a rag from his thick leather belt to wipe the sweat from his brow, he heard Peri’s screams.

In reflex, he turned, took in the situation and sprang for the pit.

The trolley’s momentum would have made arresting it a physical impossibility. Astutely realising this, the man ran for the shaft.

It was even money who would reach the gaping hole first. The stake? The Doctor’s life.

Lungs pumping. the man kicked the bulky cover into position. Relentlessly the trolley came on. He fumbled with the stay. It clicked home as the wheels jarred into he cover, braking...

When the reverberations subsided, the Doctor’s vision came into focus. Despite the agape mouth king in air, there was about his rescuer a piercing telligence emanating from rugged, plebeian features.

The Doctor’s thanks were profuse. But for this anger’s quick thinking, he would now be spinning to death in the bowels of the earth.

‘Are’t tha’ hurt? Harmed at all?’ The solicitude was genuine.

‘No. A trifle cramped.’

‘Aye... Aye. Tha’ would be.’

‘It’s these straps.’

Instead of releasing the damps, the stranger was feeling their texture. ‘Aye, I suppose... Intriguing.’

‘The straps? Yes, well that’s a long story.’

‘This metal. I’ve nay seen the like of it afore. Dost know which foundry forged it?’

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