The stone ceiling fell toward us hard and fast. Lucius shoved me to the floor and caught the ceiling with both hands. His knees almost immediately buckled, but luckily they did not give out. He stood strong, holding the ceiling above him with amazing strength, even though it had to weigh a ton. His face broke out in a strong sweat, however, which told me that the ceiling was heavy even for someone as strong as him.
“Lucius!” I said. “Are you okay?”
“Barely,” said Lucius through gritted teeth. “But you need to run. I can’t hold this ceiling forever. It will fall at some point and crush both of us. Try to go back the way we came and find another way forward.”
Lucius was probably right, but there was no way I was going to abandon him, even if he wanted me. If I was going to save Jane, I ne
