Lizards~
Sethlyan Callan
The Pit, Twelvestones
The tunnel straightened and widened again. It ended in a chamber the size of his bedchamber at Glenayre. Walls of thickly entwined roots enclosed the space. It was like standing at the bottom of a pit.
“Another wrong turn?” said Aengus.
“I don’t expect you’ll be fast climbers.” Dara started up the roots. “Start now.”
The urgency in his command got Seth moving. He reached for a handhold in the gnarled roots. Bolt left his shoulder and flapped to a ledge above.
“Faster,” said Dara. “Don’t think. Reach, grip, and climb.”
Seth tried to climb faster. Gaven grunted with effort beside him.
“Do I want to know why we’re in such a hurry?” Aengus said behind them.
“Water comes into the pit, fast,” said Dara. “It rises until its weight opens a d
