Koorgan turned toward the voice of the woman. His eyes swept over the rim of the hole. He was about to express his frustration to the unhelpful female when he finally caught sight of her standing at the edge of the well. She was staring down at him with her tiny hands on her tiny hips.
His eyes widened and his mouth dropped open for a moment when he saw that she hadn’t been lying to him when she said she couldn’t throw him a rope or a vine. He frowned as he stared at her. He had never seen anyone like her before – except, well, in his dreams.
“Who are you?” he demanded, stepping back against the wall so he could see her better without the sun shining in his eyes. “What are you?”
“My name is Ruth Hallbrook, I’m human, and don’t ask me what happened. There is some seriously weird s**t goi
