Sterling never noticed Nox until he shouted at her to stop. It wasn't like he was her boss, but she was tired, and ready to collapse . She stopped for only that reason, she told herself as she turned around to watch what her cousin was doing. Her cousin who was into dangerous things, who had a missing arm, who had a man pointing a gun at him. She could have sworn it had gone off too but there was no blood on either of them as she watched Nox pry up the gate. And then ushered her down into the darkness. How was this any better?
He created a light, and then pulled out his wallet. He didn't seem interested in anything until after they had walked past a junction and then he stopped and turn and Sterling watched in awe as a wall was built from the ground up. How was he doing that?
Raffe asked her how she was doing and she turned her attention to the other man who was carrying the plant Nox had precariously balanced on his stump of an arm. And that's when it all came crashing in. "Where did that fire come from? Who was that man? Why is he shooting at u?" She turned to glare at her cousin but he was wrapped up in the wall he was erecting. "What the hell ARE you? she shouted at Nox.
Sterling grabbed Raffe's hand and tugged on him. "Come on, we don't need him." She knew it was foolish but she kept trying to lead Raffe away and then gave up and started walking down a dark corridor. With each step away from Nox's floating ball of light it got darker. And scarier. Something scratched at the walls around her. Other than the scratching there was a soft drip drip drip water falling to the ground below. Each step made the darkness somehow darker.
Nox's voice called out from behind her, "If you go that way you'll just go deeper into the tunnels and then you'll never find your way out." Sterling growled and stormed back into the light and past the two men going the only other way possible. She picked up a handful of rocks lying in a pile and tossed one at Nox's feet. Teach him to be a know it all.
He created a light, and then pulled out his wallet. He didn't seem interested in anything until after they had walked past a junction and then he stopped and turn and Sterling watched in awe as a wall was built from the ground up. How was he doing that?
Raffe asked her how she was doing and she turned her attention to the other man who was carrying the plant Nox had precariously balanced on his stump of an arm. And that's when it all came crashing in. "Where did that fire come from? Who was that man? Why is he shooting at u?" She turned to glare at her cousin but he was wrapped up in the wall he was erecting. "What the hell ARE you? she shouted at Nox.
Sterling grabbed Raffe's hand and tugged on him. "Come on, we don't need him." She knew it was foolish but she kept trying to lead Raffe away and then gave up and started walking down a dark corridor. With each step away from Nox's floating ball of light it got darker. And scarier. Something scratched at the walls around her. Other than the scratching there was a soft drip drip drip water falling to the ground below. Each step made the darkness somehow darker.
Nox's voice called out from behind her, "If you go that way you'll just go deeper into the tunnels and then you'll never find your way out." Sterling growled and stormed back into the light and past the two men going the only other way possible. She picked up a handful of rocks lying in a pile and tossed one at Nox's feet. Teach him to be a know it all.