Chapter 12 Falling

• "Wait!" the girl cried, her voice swallowed by the roar of the collapsing floor. Anya clung to the Moonstones, their light the only beacon in the sudden darkness. The ground rushed up to meet her, a sickening thud echoing through her body as she hit the rough stone surface below.
• Pain ripped through her ankle, a sharp gasp escaping her lips. Disoriented and dazed, she tried to push herself up, but her leg wouldn't cooperate. Panic clawed at her throat. She was trapped, alone, and injured in the depths of the ruins.
• "Anya!" Elara's aunt's voice came from somewhere above, muffled and distorted. "Are you alright?"