Round 440

The water lapped at their waists now, cold and insistent, the current tugging at their legs. Varrika clung to the ledge beside her, face pale in the flickering torchlight, her jaw clenched against the pain from her sprained ankle. The dwarf shifted her weight gingerly, testing her footing on the slick stone. "I'm trying," Varrika said through gritted teeth. "But this thing isn't going to hold my weight for long." Merrin scanned the area quickly, her rogue's instincts screaming at her to find a way out before they both drowned or the whole damn place came down around their ears.

The ledge wound along the edge of the main chamber, disappearing into darkness ahead and behind them. Torches flickered weakly in the distance, barely illuminating the scene of disaster. "By the Goddess's mercy," Merrin breathed, clutching Varrika's shoulder for support. "We need to keep moving." The water was already up to their waists now, and she could feel the current growing stronger as more...

Merrin forces herself upright again, this time managing to stay standing through sheer willpower. The water laps at her waist now, cold and insistent, and she can feel the current tugging at her legs. Varrika clings to the ledge beside her, face pale in the flickering torchlight, her jaw clenched against the pain from her sprained ankle. The dwarf shifts her weight gingerly, testing her footing on the slick stone. "I'm trying," Varrika says through gritted teeth. "But this thing isn't going to hold my weight for long." Merrin scans the area quickly, her rogue's instincts screaming at her to find a way out before they both drown or the whole damn place comes down around their ears.

The ledge winds along the edge of the main chamber, disappearing into darkness ahead and behind them. Torches flicker weakly in the distance, barely illuminating the scene of disaster. "By the Goddess's mercy," Merrin breathes, clutching Varrika's shoulder for support. "We need to keep moving." The water is already up to their waists now, and she can feel the current growing stronger as more...

Something shifts in the water nearby - a dark shape moving just beneath the surface.