Chapter Thirty Nine

   

    From the ledge they were perched on, Lainey could see the water rising quickly.  She turned to Dakari but he was frantically searching for a higher landing.  As the water crested their ledge the waves ceased to crash outside on the cliffs as the water levels inside reached the height of the water level outside.  The eerie silence, coupled with the lack of sunlight caused Lainey to start to lose hope.  Had they really come all this way to be drowned so close to freedom?

    She felt Dakari tap her shoulder, the only light the red glow of the crystals.  His strength was waning but he grabbed her wrist and whispered.