Rise of a Viking (The MacLomain Series: Viking Ancestors' Kin Book 1) by Sky Purington

Author:Sky Purington [Purington, Sky]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-08-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“OKAY,” JACKIE SAID, eying their tight confines. “Any thoughts on where we are now, Cybil?”

Cybil shook her head, totally discombobulated. One second she had been dreaming about a sword, the next thing she knew, she awoke here with Jackie of all people. If she were to guess, it appeared they were in a small cave below the floor they had been on previously. The waterfall roared past them in what felt to be a tomb no larger than a small bedroom.

She walked to the edge and peered down the best she could considering the raging water. The drop was endless. So she peered up. That looked endless too.

“Heidrek, can you hear me?” she said within the mind.

Nothing.

She didn’t feel his essence at all.

“Cybil?” Jackie prompted. “Thoughts?”

“Not really. The last I knew I was sleeping beside Heidrek. Now I’m here.” She frowned. “What about you?”

“After I woke up, I ate then crashed close to Bjorn and Matthew in case something happened again.” Jackie shook her head, frowning as well. “In case they needed resurrecting.”

“Right. That.” Cybil leaned against the rock and eyed Jackie. “Thanks for saving Bjorn. That was impressive, and I’m really grateful.”

“You don’t need to thank me. He’s my friend.” Jackie eyed her as well. “They all are.”

“Yes, I heard. That’s great.” Yet something about it irked her. Scratch that. She knew exactly what, and it had nothing to do with resurrecting or Jackie being friends with the Vikings.

Or at least all but one.

Aggravated yet again by her jealousy, she went back to exploring their meager, dismal surroundings. It was cold and not a place they would survive long dressed as they were. “We need to figure a way out of here.”

“Agreed.” Jackie joined her by the waterfall, peering up and down. “What do you suppose is at the bottom of this?”

Cybil was surprised by Jackie’s assertiveness and the lack of fear in her eyes. The woman she remembered had been far mousier.

“Heidrek, can you hear me?” she tried again. Still no response.

“He’s close but can’t sense us in the least,” Jackie said.

Cybil frowned at her. “Who?”

“Heidrek.” Jackie’s eyes met Cybil’s before she began searching the cave more thoroughly. “I can speak to him within the mind too.”

Wonderful. Yet she remained curious. “Erin covered some of what happened to you guys in Scotland, but there wasn’t a lot of time for her to go into detail.” Cybil felt along the walls for vibration, to sense how thick they were and how close they might be to another cave. “Regardless, it sounds like you all had one hell of an adventure.”

Jackie leaned against the wall, crossed her arms over her chest and watched Cybil. “Okay, let’s do this then. Let’s clear the air so we can work as a team to get out of here.”

Again, she was surprised by Jackie’s assertiveness. “I’m not sure what you’re talking about.” Cybil braced herself against the wall beside the waterfall, wrapped her fingers into her mouth and released a loud whistle. That was about the only hope they had of attracting attention.

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