The Rising Stones (Ihale Book 1) by A. Lawrence

Author:A. Lawrence [Lawrence, A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

"Do you think the roof caved in or that it never had a roof?"

"What?" Heln looked over.

Bel gestured to the empty space above the walls of the house. "Well, just that, it's in a cave, right? So, clearly, no need for a roof. Besides, if you didn't have to worry about weather, why not go to sleep with a view like this every night? Or day? Time is all relative when you're underground, I guess."

The cavern ceiling looked like a galaxy. If Bel didn't concentrate too hard, she could almost pretend they were outside.

Bel had found a stream pretty quickly. She'd showed Rhyss and they'd followed the meandering, weedy stream in hopes of finding food. They weren't disappointed, the stream must have been part of an irrigation system for what had become an overgrown orchard. Black trees with thick, claw-like root systems were heavy with pale, ghostly globes that ended up tasting a bit like apples, but lighter and sweeter. Whatever they were, Bel practically inhaled two the moment Rhyss figured they were safe.

When they got back, the ruined house was almost comfortably warm from Rhyss's fire script. Once she'd eaten, Bel had flopped onto the floor, exhaustion pulling her down like rocks, and announced that the moss was surprisingly comfortable. It didn't take long for Heln and Rhyss to find out if she was right.

"Maybe it wasn't always underground." Rhyss almost sounded relaxed. She was lying on her other side, though she had curled up so she was facing the hole that served as a doorway, her cloak pulled up over her. It was starting to look a little worse for the wear, though her jacket wasn't much better. A cleaning script couldn't mend tears, which was unfortunate for Heln.

"Maybe." Heln turned towards Bel. He seemed okay. He'd been dozing when they got back from finding food, but now he seemed as wide eyed and alert as anyone could be. "So… we have food and water, after we've rested do we push forward or try to head back the way we came?"

They were all quiet for a moment.

"I think we should try to find another exit." Rhyss broke the silence. Her breathing had been so even Bel had thought she'd fallen asleep. "We know what's behind us, constructs and a magic eater. I'm pretty sure we only survived that because it was out hunting and we surprised it, so I really don't think we're getting back through there. There were other tunnels, but this cave makes me feel like we're going in the right direction. Bel?"

"You're asking me?" Bel was genuinely surprised, but she supposed even Rhyss couldn't think all of her ideas were the best ones all the time. Of course, it had been nearly an hour since Rhyss told her that she was stupid, maybe she was fishing for a reason.

She wasn't going to tell her that she hadn't actually even thought about it. She assumed they would go along with whatever Rhyss suggested. She mulled it over for a moment, before nodding a bit.

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