The walk down the mountain should've taken four hours. It took six.
My body kept surprising me.
Every step was faster than I expected. Every shift in weight felt like I was overcompensating for gravity that wasn't there. Twice I reached for a handhold on a rock face and cracked the stone instead of gripping it. The second time, Kaelon looked at me like I'd grown a second head.
Every step was faster than I expected. Every shift in weight felt like I was overcompensating for gravity that wasn't there. Twice I reached for a handhold on a rock face and cracked the stone instead of gripping it. The second time, Kaelon looked at me like I'd grown a second head.
"You need to calm down," he said.
"I'm calm."
"You just put your hand through granite."
"I'm calibrating."
He didn't look convinced. Neither was I.
