The Third Twin
Oh Christ, save us.
As though a sacrifice had been offered and accepted, there was a perceptible lessening of force, a subsidence among the elements, a pulling back by winds now whistling in aloof, conspiratorial mockery. Both I and Dianna in front of me started to rise, but we were blown off balance again by an abrupt gust. Snow danced in the air, washed over us in sandy waves. The air whistled and mocked. Not yet, the elements said. Not quite yet. Higgins—I could tell it was him through the whirling veil by his tall, lean figure—managed to get to his feet. He was at the wall now, securing himself by rope to a jutting arm of rock. As he inched toward the edge over which Ritter had disappear
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