Thief of Time - Drop

He scrambled to his feet again, headed towards an ornamental grille in the cliff face ahead of them, and with surprising strength wrenched it out of the wall. 'It's a bit of a drop but if you roll when you land you'll be okay,' he said, lowering himself into the hole.

'Where does it go to?’

'The Procrastinators, of course!'

'But novices aren't allowed in there on pain of death!'

'That's a coincidence,' said Lu-Tze, lowering himself to the tips of his fingers. 'Because death is what awaits you if you stay out there, too.'

He dropped into the darkness. A moment later there was an unenlightened curse from below. Lobsang climbed in, hung by his fingertips, dropped and rolled when he hit the floor.

'Well done,' said Lu-Tze in the gloom. 'When in doubt, choose to live. This way!’

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The Thief of Time - p120