Liora threw a stone across the gap.
It struck the far shelf, bounced against the wall and stayed where it landed.
"Real," she said.
"A promising start."
"Don't improve it yet."
I kept my mouth shut while Nyx checked the edge beneath our feet. The new service opening led away from the water room through a short passage. At its end, eleven meters of the main walkway had broken away from the wall. A narrow maintenance ledge survived below the missing floor, too thin to use safely without a handline.
Beyond the break stood a shelf wide enough for two people. A covered anchor and a service latch occupied its inner side. The stone Liora had thrown rested beside them.
We had waited until Seraphina finished her rest block before examining the new route together. She looked less tired now. I had hoped the same could be said of me, though nobody had volunteered it.
