Stay in the Light: The Chilling Sequel to the Watchers, Now a Major Motion Picture by A. M. Shine

Author:A. M. Shine [Shine, A. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Horror, Performing Arts, Film, Genres, World Literature, Ireland, 21st Century, Social Science, Folklore & Mythology
ISBN: 9781804547915
Google: dREHEQAAQBAJ
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2024-10-09T22:00:00+00:00

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When Ash lowered within his reach, Sean patted up her legs until his fingers found the harness. It was all perfectly professional, of course, if perhaps unnecessary, and he was more than aware of that as he held the woman steady, waiting for her feet to touch solid ground.

‘Nice of you to join me,’ he said as he watched her release her belt, bluffing the same casual confidence that contradicted the truth of his headspace.

The halogen had already been set up beneath the shaft, linked by a long cable that snaked up to the surface. No matter how or where they moved, their shadows danced across the walls, often entwined as one. It could have been almost romantic had Ash been of a similar mind to realise it. But so entranced was she by their surroundings that Sean was no more than an idle body blocking the view.

‘It’s amazing,’ she whispered, spinning in a slow pirouette.

The Ogham monopolised her full attention. She’d had only scraps to translate before, with no grander context to comprehend their meaning. And yet now there were more etchings than her eyes could process. That archaeologist’s brain of hers must have been positively pulsating.

The empty harness began to rise. ‘You can prep the volunteers now, Ian,’ Ash said into her radio. ‘They know what they’re doing when they get down here, don’t they?’

‘I should hope so,’ he replied. ‘I’ve gone through it enough times with them.’

Their roles were straightforward enough not to raise too many concerns. Once they’d safely touched down in the chamber, they were to go about setting up the equipment; namely more lights, cameras, and even one for recording the entire operation, as requested by Ash in the case of their discovery meriting a documentary down the line. She’d also set up a video blog on her laptop in the hope of generating some interest in the idea. They weren’t simply uncovering Ireland’s history. Together, they were making it.

‘Okay,’ Ash said, having examined their surroundings with a cautious eye, ‘what do you say we get started? There might be more rooms and passages that we’ve missed, but let’s begin with what we know.’

As detected by the drone during its ill-fated preliminary scan, there was another, smaller chamber adjoining the one they now occupied, and that’s where Ash seemed to be headed. Sean knew that whatever treasures or historical clarity awaited them, he was the one who the world would hold responsible for finding it. But still he was slow to concede to the woman’s lead. Surely, as two equals, an exchange of ideas would have been more applicable to their collaboration.

‘Should we not check out the stairs first?’ he asked her. ‘Surely they’re more—’

‘No, Sean,’ she snapped back, apparently offended by the mere suggestion, ‘not until we’ve more lights down here. And I need to examine it first to see how stable it is. We have to be careful, okay? I don’t know about you, but I’ve no intention of being buried alive today.

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