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Kassallandra down the instant she dove? Thankfully, my lungs still
felt fine, and I didn't seem to be in any danger of running out of
oxygen just yet.
My boulder finally clunked
against the rocky surface of the bottom. I released it and I looked
about for a hole. Instead, I spotted a silvery length of chain
bolted to the granite lakebed. I gripped the chilly metal and
pulled myself hand-over-hand along it for about twenty feet until I
reached the end. At its terminus, a ragged gap in the granite
yawned into pitch black. I pulled myself down past a relatively
thin lip of rock and found another chain bolted into the ceiling of
the cavern beneath .
When I reached the end, I came upon a
space considerably larger than an air pocket. In fact, Kassallandra
and Elyssa stood inside a perfectly square room, shivering, arms
crossed over their chests. A warm yellow glow suffused the
walls.
"Finally!" Elyssa said, springing
toward me, pressing her cold wet skin to mine. "I was worried you
missed the chains or something."
I kissed her, pressing a hand to the
small of her back and finding a patch of bare skin beneath the
backpack and shirt. Kassallandra's eyes glinted with what I
interpreted as amusement. Or, she could have felt like hurling her
lunch for all I knew. That woman was way too serious.
"Where's the light coming from?" I
asked, looking at the ceiling for a bulb or other
source.
Kassallandra shrugged. "I assume
whatever lights this place also prevents the water pressure in the
lake from flooding it."
Whatever lit the room also gave it some
warmth, for which I was grateful. My nipples were hard as icicles
and both females had their metaphorical brights on—not that I
minded all that much.
Elyssa pressed herself to me and
shivered. "I hate to think we have more to go."
Her soft curves were enough to override
the cold water and part of me began to respond. Her eyes flared and
a devilish grin lit her face.
"Unfortunately, I don't have chains
leading all the way to the exit," Kassallandra said, thankfully
unaware of the developing situation. "We'll follow one more down
toward the circle. Near the edge of the wall is a tunnel leading
into an underground river. The current isn't very strong, but there
are some very sharp rocks. Once you hit the river, you can swim up
a few feet and you'll find the surface. There is plenty of room,
for the most part, until you arrive near the end and then you'll
have to duck under a shelf of rock, follow the river through a
tunnel about fifty feet, and eventually exit a hole in the side of
a granite cliff a short distance outside of the quarry."
My second brain abruptly withdrew at
the thought of all the water and sharp rocks between me, a warm
bed, and my hot girlfriend. "I thought this was an easy swim," I
said, grumbling. "My nerves don't enjoy hearing words like 'for the
most part' and 'eventually' when it involves the possibility of
drowning and-or being shredded against sharp rocks."
Kassallandra raised an uncaring
eyebrow. "For a human it would be rather treacherous. For us, it
should be nothing more than a long inconvenience."
"Let's get this over with," Elyssa
said.
I squeezed her tight. "Be careful, hot
stuff."
She patted my rump. "You
too."
Kassallandra sighed.
"I guess you find our involvement
disgusting," I said to her, thinking about the way she'd reacted
when speaking of Mom and Dad's marriage, not to mention calling me
an abomination.
"I find it very unsettling any time a
Daemos enters a relationship with a human, no matter the type.
However, since you are half-human, it may not be quite so
repulsive."
"Why thank you very much for your
approval," I said with a mocking half-bow. "I'm glad you don't care
if humans date abominations."
Her eyes crystallized into a pale blue.
"You asked my opinion, boy, and I gave it." She stepped into the
water. "Now, shall we get on with it?"
I took a deep breath and made sure to
follow our flame-haired guide much closer this
Kassallandra down the instant she dove? Thankfully, my lungs still
felt fine, and I didn't seem to be in any danger of running out of
oxygen just yet.
My boulder finally clunked
against the rocky surface of the bottom. I released it and I looked
about for a hole. Instead, I spotted a silvery length of chain
bolted to the granite lakebed. I gripped the chilly metal and
pulled myself hand-over-hand along it for about twenty feet until I
reached the end. At its terminus, a ragged gap in the granite
yawned into pitch black. I pulled myself down past a relatively
thin lip of rock and found another chain bolted into the ceiling of
the cavern beneath .
When I reached the end, I came upon a
space considerably larger than an air pocket. In fact, Kassallandra
and Elyssa stood inside a perfectly square room, shivering, arms
crossed over their chests. A warm yellow glow suffused the
walls.
"Finally!" Elyssa said, springing
toward me, pressing her cold wet skin to mine. "I was worried you
missed the chains or something."
I kissed her, pressing a hand to the
small of her back and finding a patch of bare skin beneath the
backpack and shirt. Kassallandra's eyes glinted with what I
interpreted as amusement. Or, she could have felt like hurling her
lunch for all I knew. That woman was way too serious.
"Where's the light coming from?" I
asked, looking at the ceiling for a bulb or other
source.
Kassallandra shrugged. "I assume
whatever lights this place also prevents the water pressure in the
lake from flooding it."
Whatever lit the room also gave it some
warmth, for which I was grateful. My nipples were hard as icicles
and both females had their metaphorical brights on—not that I
minded all that much.
Elyssa pressed herself to me and
shivered. "I hate to think we have more to go."
Her soft curves were enough to override
the cold water and part of me began to respond. Her eyes flared and
a devilish grin lit her face.
"Unfortunately, I don't have chains
leading all the way to the exit," Kassallandra said, thankfully
unaware of the developing situation. "We'll follow one more down
toward the circle. Near the edge of the wall is a tunnel leading
into an underground river. The current isn't very strong, but there
are some very sharp rocks. Once you hit the river, you can swim up
a few feet and you'll find the surface. There is plenty of room,
for the most part, until you arrive near the end and then you'll
have to duck under a shelf of rock, follow the river through a
tunnel about fifty feet, and eventually exit a hole in the side of
a granite cliff a short distance outside of the quarry."
My second brain abruptly withdrew at
the thought of all the water and sharp rocks between me, a warm
bed, and my hot girlfriend. "I thought this was an easy swim," I
said, grumbling. "My nerves don't enjoy hearing words like 'for the
most part' and 'eventually' when it involves the possibility of
drowning and-or being shredded against sharp rocks."
Kassallandra raised an uncaring
eyebrow. "For a human it would be rather treacherous. For us, it
should be nothing more than a long inconvenience."
"Let's get this over with," Elyssa
said.
I squeezed her tight. "Be careful, hot
stuff."
She patted my rump. "You
too."
Kassallandra sighed.
"I guess you find our involvement
disgusting," I said to her, thinking about the way she'd reacted
when speaking of Mom and Dad's marriage, not to mention calling me
an abomination.
"I find it very unsettling any time a
Daemos enters a relationship with a human, no matter the type.
However, since you are half-human, it may not be quite so
repulsive."
"Why thank you very much for your
approval," I said with a mocking half-bow. "I'm glad you don't care
if humans date abominations."
Her eyes crystallized into a pale blue.
"You asked my opinion, boy, and I gave it." She stepped into the
water. "Now, shall we get on with it?"
I took a deep breath and made sure to
follow our flame-haired guide much closer this
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