Sam reached the top of the hill and moved across it, searching for what he needed. He was in luck. One side of the hilltop ended abruptly in a cliff that fell away for a hundred metres at least, with sharp stone outcroppings at the bottom. Exactly what he’d hoped for. Tough though his body was, he’d never survive that drop.
He stopped for a minute, surveying the world around him. It was harsher than the forests and low rolling hills had been, but that harshness made it even more stunning. Sam smiled sadly. It wasn’t a bad place to die. In fact he couldn’t think of a better place.
With a deep sigh he moved towards the edge, stopping just four short steps away. Plucking up his courage he took the first step, quickly followed by the second. He took… everything went blank.
Sam too
