Chapter 21
21 The bridge fell away beneath their feet, caught momentarily, and then fell away again when the weight of the two warriors hit the remaining support ropes. Gavin’s lamp was gone, and as Athol fell past him, he reached out with one hand and grabbed at the man, catching him by the back of his belt. With his other hand, Gavin clung to the rope with a vise-like grip and braced himself as they swung down into the blackness of Hell’s Gate. In less than an instant the two men smashed into the side of the chasm, and Gavin felt a sharp pain knife through his shoulder as he fought to keep his hold. They were hanging in total darkness, and he wondered suddenly that the ropes on this side had held. Cursing, he felt for the slats of the bridge with his feet as a groan came from the doubled-over b
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