Only once he had steady footing did Godrick breathe a sigh of relief.
While they had been suspended over the abyss, Zhao Si had moved him with his still-unpracticed control of gravity. The weightless sensation as he bobbed up and down had truly made Godrick panic.
This was different from jumping down when he could see the bottom. When jumping down a hole, Godrick knew his Demigod body would keep him from falling to his death.
But the abyss was different. Who knew where he would fall?
Even if the fall did not kill him, what if he could never climb back out? He would be better off falling to his death.
After testing it out with Godrick, Zhao Si went back for Helena.
It took two trips to solve the problem.
Godrick looked down at his feet. "We still seem to be on top of a building. This doesn't feel like solid ground at all."
Zhao Si pointed to the flying buttress behind them. "Because we went from one roof to another. Be grateful this one is flat instead of pointed."
Helena's legs felt a little weak. "So we have to run across the rooftops?"
That might be somewhat difficult for a blind person. The surroundings were too unfamiliar, and the terrain was too complicated.
"It's all right. I'll take you with me." Zhao Si held Helena's hand.
Godrick did not understand. "Why are we bringing her along?"
"Because she's my Witch," Zhao Si said as though it were only natural.
"All right." Godrick pursed his lips. "How do we get back?"
"We won't go back the way we came," Zhao Si said. "We'll find the passage these underground people use to reach the surface. Simple, right?"
Godrick nodded. "Simple enough to understand. Let's go, then."
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