Treasure of the Deep
“Norema urged us quietly to follow her to the very rear of the room, near a jeweled encrusted golden throne and an ancient altar also made of gold. By then, Ishi, unable to control himself, had grabbed a couple of handfuls of gold medallions and was about to grab what looked like a small candelabra when she stopped him. A stern look coerced him to put everything back for now, and I reminded him that without a canvas bag or at least sturdy pockets, he would likely lose it all before we made it ba...ck to the surface anyway.
A looter’s nightmare, to be sure.
Unfortunately, some of the medallions landed noisily on the room’s stone floor when they fell from his hand while trying to put them back inside the trunk he took them from. Almost immediately, the male voices from earlier shouted excitedly. Footsteps and splashing water announced the guards were headed our way.
Shit!
“Damn it, Ishi!” I hissed, pulling him by the arm when he tried to pick up the gold pieces spinning like shimmering tops on the floor in Norema’s faint torchlight before she scurried toward the back of the room.MoreLess
A looter’s nightmare, to be sure.
Unfortunately, some of the medallions landed noisily on the room’s stone floor when they fell from his hand while trying to put them back inside the trunk he took them from. Almost immediately, the male voices from earlier shouted excitedly. Footsteps and splashing water announced the guards were headed our way.
Shit!
“Damn it, Ishi!” I hissed, pulling him by the arm when he tried to pick up the gold pieces spinning like shimmering tops on the floor in Norema’s faint torchlight before she scurried toward the back of the room.MoreLess
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