[OOC: Sorry for lack of tagging, real life got suddenly busy. Thank goodness for the weekend. Also I couldn't figure out a way to write this without coercing Gabriel a little, so feel free to counter-write it.]
Re-l followed more closely behind Gabriel than before, nervous that she would miss her timing on the third gap. It was hard work, climbing the steep trail, and she had to concentrate carefully on the placement of her feet, using every bump and dent in the rock to keep her grip. The sun slanted into her eyes at an irritating angle, blinding her to everything but the dull stone under her feet. The angel's back was a dark lump in front of her, and everything else was white.
The third piece of stone appeared with a finger snap, but Re-l hardly had time to notice, because Gabriel had lurched and his fingers were closing half on stone and half on air, reaching out blindly for the wall.
Re-l did the only thing she could think of. She dropped his arm over her shoulder, and, half-carrying him, moved quickly forward. She had no idea how long the stone would last, and it was obvious that he couldn't risk making another.
"How troublesome," Re-l muttered, her breath sliding quickly in and out of her lungs. They were halfway across now, and she had no idea how much longer they had. She pushed onwards, ignoring every twinge of her legs.
They were almost across when Re-l felt the rock shift. Her heart hammered agonisingly in her chest, adrenaline surged through her veins and she threw herself forward, still gripping Gabriel tightly, and let herself slam into the ground. All the air left her lungs in one great rush, and she lay on the mercifully solid rock, totally stunned.
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Re-l followed more closely behind Gabriel than before, nervous that she would miss her timing on the third gap. It was hard work, climbing the steep trail, and she had to concentrate carefully on the placement of her feet, using every bump and dent in the rock to keep her grip. The sun slanted into her eyes at an irritating angle, blinding her to everything but the dull stone under her feet. The angel's back was a dark lump in front of her, and everything else was white.
The third piece of stone appeared with a finger snap, but Re-l hardly had time to notice, because Gabriel had lurched and his fingers were closing half on stone and half on air, reaching out blindly for the wall.
Re-l did the only thing she could think of. She dropped his arm over her shoulder, and, half-carrying him, moved quickly forward. She had no idea how long the stone would last, and it was obvious that he couldn't risk making another.
"How troublesome," Re-l muttered, her breath sliding quickly in and out of her lungs. They were halfway across now, and she had no idea how much longer they had. She pushed onwards, ignoring every twinge of her legs.
They were almost across when Re-l felt the rock shift. Her heart hammered agonisingly in her chest, adrenaline surged through her veins and she threw herself forward, still gripping Gabriel tightly, and let herself slam into the ground. All the air left her lungs in one great rush, and she lay on the mercifully solid rock, totally stunned.