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checked the walls and moved quickly outside of Ian’s field of vision, allowing the gnome’s naturally better eyesight a chance to adjust to the darkness.
“You okay?” Ian asked Hannah, who kept staring around them.
“I’m fine. It’s just a little odd, you know, coming down here.” She rubbed her hands up and down her arms.
They made their way past the heavy metallic doors put in place in case the pipes or the walls were to break and flood the area. The maintenance area beyond was clean of vermin and dust. A vent circulated air above them.
The main room was square, able to hold twenty workers and their beds, some which were now abandoned along the walls. A small section in the back was reserved for a bathroom, which Bernard inspected curiously. Overall, the maintenance area was bigger than Ian had thought.
He tossed his backpack into the corner. “I need to go get some tools from the store.” Ian looked over at Bernard. “Take good care of her while I’m gone. No tormenting or pushing her in any way, okay?”
“I’m not going to push her unless she wants me to!” Bernard started pulling his gardening tools from various pockets of his bag.
“You’re going to leave me here? With him?” Hannah’s eyes grew wide.
“You’ll be fine. He’ll be too busy setting up his little garden. Besides, we need the equipment to manage living down here. I’ll be back. I promise.”
CHAPTER NINE
Hannah looked up from the spread bedroll. Ian had been gone for a few hours now, and Bernard was getting more impatient and more demanding for attention. She used the flashlight Ian had left for her sparingly. It was slowly running out of juice. The constant flow of water from the other side of the wall made her drowsy. But she was unwilling to fall asleep near the gnome alone. She stood and stretched to keep herself awake.
A loud bang came from the entryway, followed by another twenty seconds later. From the muttering, she recognized Ian before his flashlight became visible from around a corner.
Ian carried a heavy bag over his shoulder. He dropped it in the corner, and the sound of clanging metallic tools was loud and piercing in their small room. He came closer and pulled her into a hug.
“Where’ve you been?” she asked, walking over to help him with the bag.
“You try carrying all of that through alleys to get here. No car, remember? And I had to keep my eyes open. “ Ian took a good look around the tunnel before closing the door to the maintenance room.
Hannah took out various tools and set them on the ground. A small travel cooking kit, plates, hammers, a blowtorch, and various other items were in the bag.
Bernard came over and stared up at Ian. “What took you so long? And why are you so dirty and tired? Did you drop by the brothel like you normally do after work?” The gnome laughed dirtily.
Ian looked at him. “I missed you too. Now, if you don’t mind, get to work over here. I know you’re no dwarf, but could you get us to the electric wires behind this wall?”
“I’ll do anything for you, especially if IT KILLS YOU!” Bernard yelled and tried to dance away.
Hannah grabbed the gnome and jerked him into the air. “Listen to me, asshole. He carried that stuff here to help us. Get over yourself and get busy.” She dropped Bernard and stumbled against a wall, pressing her hand to her head.
The dark, foreboding sensations that filled her head made her dizzy. Bleakness descended upon her even further. The sound of Bernard laughing faintly penetrated her thoughts.
Ian stepped in front of her. His face looked a little dull, but then again, maybe that was her eyesight. He placed a hand against her shoulder. “Hey, are you okay?”
Warmth seeped into her body again at the feel of his touch. “I don’t know what happened. I guess I let him get to me.”
“Just be careful.” He turned to stare at the chuckling gnome.
Between laughs, Bernard noted how someone had finally had the balls
“You okay?” Ian asked Hannah, who kept staring around them.
“I’m fine. It’s just a little odd, you know, coming down here.” She rubbed her hands up and down her arms.
They made their way past the heavy metallic doors put in place in case the pipes or the walls were to break and flood the area. The maintenance area beyond was clean of vermin and dust. A vent circulated air above them.
The main room was square, able to hold twenty workers and their beds, some which were now abandoned along the walls. A small section in the back was reserved for a bathroom, which Bernard inspected curiously. Overall, the maintenance area was bigger than Ian had thought.
He tossed his backpack into the corner. “I need to go get some tools from the store.” Ian looked over at Bernard. “Take good care of her while I’m gone. No tormenting or pushing her in any way, okay?”
“I’m not going to push her unless she wants me to!” Bernard started pulling his gardening tools from various pockets of his bag.
“You’re going to leave me here? With him?” Hannah’s eyes grew wide.
“You’ll be fine. He’ll be too busy setting up his little garden. Besides, we need the equipment to manage living down here. I’ll be back. I promise.”
CHAPTER NINE
Hannah looked up from the spread bedroll. Ian had been gone for a few hours now, and Bernard was getting more impatient and more demanding for attention. She used the flashlight Ian had left for her sparingly. It was slowly running out of juice. The constant flow of water from the other side of the wall made her drowsy. But she was unwilling to fall asleep near the gnome alone. She stood and stretched to keep herself awake.
A loud bang came from the entryway, followed by another twenty seconds later. From the muttering, she recognized Ian before his flashlight became visible from around a corner.
Ian carried a heavy bag over his shoulder. He dropped it in the corner, and the sound of clanging metallic tools was loud and piercing in their small room. He came closer and pulled her into a hug.
“Where’ve you been?” she asked, walking over to help him with the bag.
“You try carrying all of that through alleys to get here. No car, remember? And I had to keep my eyes open. “ Ian took a good look around the tunnel before closing the door to the maintenance room.
Hannah took out various tools and set them on the ground. A small travel cooking kit, plates, hammers, a blowtorch, and various other items were in the bag.
Bernard came over and stared up at Ian. “What took you so long? And why are you so dirty and tired? Did you drop by the brothel like you normally do after work?” The gnome laughed dirtily.
Ian looked at him. “I missed you too. Now, if you don’t mind, get to work over here. I know you’re no dwarf, but could you get us to the electric wires behind this wall?”
“I’ll do anything for you, especially if IT KILLS YOU!” Bernard yelled and tried to dance away.
Hannah grabbed the gnome and jerked him into the air. “Listen to me, asshole. He carried that stuff here to help us. Get over yourself and get busy.” She dropped Bernard and stumbled against a wall, pressing her hand to her head.
The dark, foreboding sensations that filled her head made her dizzy. Bleakness descended upon her even further. The sound of Bernard laughing faintly penetrated her thoughts.
Ian stepped in front of her. His face looked a little dull, but then again, maybe that was her eyesight. He placed a hand against her shoulder. “Hey, are you okay?”
Warmth seeped into her body again at the feel of his touch. “I don’t know what happened. I guess I let him get to me.”
“Just be careful.” He turned to stare at the chuckling gnome.
Between laughs, Bernard noted how someone had finally had the balls
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