Yay! Short chapter again because I felt like it.
Sorry…
Rythian stood, calling for his sister repeatedly until her could shout no more. His throat and eyes burned and his fists were red and bruised from hitting the walls, trying to bring her back. The cracking had all but stopped now although he could swear he could see light, down into the depths of the crater; a light that flickered like a candle but no brighter than a firefly. It moved, and when it did there was a crack and a shout. Less than a shout, a whimper, a lost kitten without a mother, a dog beaten and bruised on the sidewalk, an orphaned baby, a whimper that seemed to grow stronger as he watched.
She cannot be dead
He tried to tell himself because he couldn't face the truth. He was tired, the shouting and punching had tired him. He saw the light. it seemed to pull him into a slumber, he felt like he was being told to sleep, his eyes were dropping but he willed himself to stay awake. The light grew brighter, he stared at it with hope, he felt his body getting heavier until the light diminished. He lay peacefully, sleeping on the stone cold floor.
He didn't know how long he'd slept, or where he had fallen asleep but as he slowly opened his eyes he knew it wasn't here. He was out in the open, lying on the ground and his back, throat and eyes hurt terrible. He tried to talk but he throat felt like sandpaper and he just groaned and fell back. He saw movement out of the corner of his eye and saw a bundle of black feathers strewn on the floor. He got up instantly and crawled over to it, trying to turn it over. He moved one of the wings but was batted away and fell back. He tilted his head in confusion,
"Cynda?" He asked he knew it couldn't be her but he asked anyway.
The bundle moved again, he saw thatit was trying to stand but couldn't. He crawled back over and tried to turn it over again, this time he was met with no resistance and managed to see who it was.
"Cynda! Cynda!" He shouted, his voice was hoarse from saying exactly that but he called anyway.
"I'm ok. I'm-" She coughed, "I'm just tired." She said.