Seven Stones: Part Fifty-Five
Previously on Seven Stones: Despite her apparent interest in Anessa, Serth has Anessa dragged away. Kobb, having escaped when his guards fell asleep, rescues her. But, before they can escape, Karak’s tower is shattered by a pillar of fire. The resulting earthquake not only collapses the ruins around them, but also opens a hole beneath their feet.
The ground tilted further, turning Anessa’s slide into a tumble. Dirty heat ran up her back as the rough stone shredded her singlet.
Pain lanced through her left shoulder, followed by a dull smack along her ribs as her body struck the side of the hole. Something clamped her wrist. Teeth gritted, she looked up.
Kobb hung above her, one hand around her wrist and the other hooked on something. The shifting ground had somehow lifted him up. Her outstretched fingers were just inches below the rim of the hole. Brow furrowed, he shouted over the din of falling stone. “Can’t lift you up. Have to climb.”
Anessa reached up, almost screaming as the shift in position drove another lance in. Fingers wrapped around Kobb’s wrist, she pulled. But couldn’t keep her grip. Her second try was equally unsuccessful.
Shoulder seeming on the verge of tearing free, she turned her foot against the side before gripping Kobb’s arm…
