A ripple of movement from below drew his attention. Wooden beams extended and contracted forming a precariously moving staircase coiling below. Grabbing Taya, and casting a backwards glance towards Stacy, he stood watching for a moment, counting.
“On my mark.” With a firm nod he dropped, pulling Taya with him to land on the retracting ledge beneath the opening. Stacy followed, landing beside him. He moved quickly, guiding the way for the two ladies who followed close at his heels. The movements of the pathways were slower and easier to navigate than any of them had anticipated.
They traversed broken and splintered beams, barely slowing their pace until their feet met with the wooden floorboards of the solid floor below. Rob glanced up, marvelling at the sheer distance they had already de
