A solitary drop of water, dangling from the tip of stalactites that stretched from the ceiling to the floor but could never reach their destination, finally descended upon its kin blanketing half the cavern floor. Then the process resumed with another stalactite, then the next, replaying a cycle that had persisted for two hours.
"My Lord, she isn't dead, is she?"
While the young boy named Bonbi stroked the hair cascading onto his knee, another drop fell, but this one trailed down the girl's cheeks and reached the earth.
"I can provide you with certainty if you wish!"
