“Then we have to get down there! We can still help.”
He nodded again. “But we’ll have to go slowly. We won’t do any good if we get trapped in another minor flow.”
-4 Chrons.
Gallsabo City, Shaya VI.
Lotte Jens slept between her parents huddled at the base of the steps. It was still dark in their little basement since her parents had turned the lights off to conserve power. Worse still, it was growing colder. The small heating unit in the emergency kit was keeping them warm, but Lotte could already tell it wouldn’t be able to keep the space warm for long.
Despite their chrons of digging, her parents had made little progress, and had closed the hatchway hoping to keep the meager warmth within the small bunker.
Lotte awoke when she heard a strange tapping sound. She shifted slightly, pu
