Bonds that bind us novel Chapter 4

Klaus shakes his head at me as a warning not to push further.

I look out at the viscious sea, “She jumped?”

Amy’s grey eyes are bright as she nods. “I told her, jump.”

“It looks like we are jumping. If Eris could do it, so can we."

We take turns watching the sea, waiting for the tides to change, timing them. The sea here didn't act like any other sea that I had seen. Thalia probably had some sort of spell on it.

As the water level drops, revealing the bare, jagged rocks, it becomes obvious that there is only one specific place to land, and that’s if we are lucky enough not to be dragged out to sea, or pushed into the rocks by the waves.

The other problem was that there were six of us, and we wouldn’t be able to jump all at once, making it even riskier.

“Can everyone swim?” Indy asks. Everyone nods, but we all look at Amy. No one knew anything about her, and she didn’t seem to be able to give a clear answer, instead she smiles and mutters, "big jump."

Indy grins at Amy, reassuring her by repeating the phrase as I turn to the barricaded door. The smell of burning wood and smoke seeps through the tiny gap under the door. Orion presses his hand to the door and immediately pulls it away.

“Fire,” Indy mutters what I already knew.

Thalia knew we would come here. Did she plan this? Did she want Amy to bring us here? Or was this what she expected? So she could block us in with no way out.

“We have to go now!”

“But the tide.” Indy protests as Klaus breaks a window.

“It won’t matter. We either burn from the fire or die from the impact. I know what I would prefer. But at least this way, there is a small chance of survival.”

I see Klaus pressing his forehead to Xavi’s. “See you on the other side.”

He climbs through the window, kicking out the remains of the broken glass. With one final glance back, he jumps. Xavi leaps up into the window, frantically searching for Klaus.