"Oi, I'm goin', I'm goin'!"
Coatleque did not bother to look down again but continued a somewhat quickened ascent up the ladder. She almost had concern over stepping on the other woman's hands before shrugging it off as her own fault if she dared to follow so closely behind. It was not as if she could concentrate on climbing while watching her step below.
The shaft only became darker the higher they ascended, and soon the rungs of the ladder were little more than faint grey lines that disappeared if one dared to look away and back again. It was then that she saw the thin white outline of light seeping through cracks in the wall.
Coatleque stopped suddenly and called down "Hold! Look, there. Is that a door?"
Coatleque did not bother to look down again but continued a somewhat quickened ascent up the ladder. She almost had concern over stepping on the other woman's hands before shrugging it off as her own fault if she dared to follow so closely behind. It was not as if she could concentrate on climbing while watching her step below.
The shaft only became darker the higher they ascended, and soon the rungs of the ladder were little more than faint grey lines that disappeared if one dared to look away and back again. It was then that she saw the thin white outline of light seeping through cracks in the wall.
Coatleque stopped suddenly and called down "Hold! Look, there. Is that a door?"
