Fortunately, as they fell, Ronan Kendrick quickly pulled a dagger from his sleeve and plunged it into the Earthen Cliff, slowing their descent.
Evelyn Ford felt a wave of dizziness and fell stiffly into the water.
"Evelyn Ford!"
In the last moment before she lost consciousness, Evelyn Ford thought she heard Ronan Kendrick screaming her name.
Evelyn Ford was aware of a lot of noise around her, but she couldn't open her eyes. She heard the BEEP-BEEP-BEEP of a machine, along with the voices of men and women.
Then, someone touched her. 'I want to jump up and hit them!' Evelyn Ford thought, but she couldn't move at all. 'It's like I'm trapped in a narrow box, my limbs tied down, turned into some specimen on display.'
"Evelyn Ford."
Someone called her name gently and held her in their arms. She felt a warm touch on her forehead. 'Damn it,' she thought. 'Who's taking advantage of me?'
