Kassian stood to Isaev's right and slightly behind, holding his flashlight in one hand and his gun in the other, wrists crossed to illuminate his line of sight.
"I need to tell you something, once we're clear," he murmured.
This wasn't the time for talking, not when the killer could be nearby, though Kassian doubted it. He guessed that Liadov probably wanted them to search the cave to see if the killer left anything else, either purposefully, or inadvertently.
Sound echoed. He could hear Liadov's voice trailing after them, then Ocelot's, then Rakitin's. Strangely distorted, but still recognizable. Kassian wondered how far the caves went.
Ahead, the passage split into a lazy ram's head shape, the left branch curving back the way they'd come, the right heading straight.
He glanced at Isaev and shrugged, then nodded toward the right.
Kassian paused to make a scrape on the wall with the butt of his flashlight. Wouldn't do to get lost if the cave system proved complex.
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Date: 2007-06-25 08:59 am (UTC)"I need to tell you something, once we're clear," he murmured.
This wasn't the time for talking, not when the killer could be nearby, though Kassian doubted it. He guessed that Liadov probably wanted them to search the cave to see if the killer left anything else, either purposefully, or inadvertently.
Sound echoed. He could hear Liadov's voice trailing after them, then Ocelot's, then Rakitin's. Strangely distorted, but still recognizable. Kassian wondered how far the caves went.
Ahead, the passage split into a lazy ram's head shape, the left branch curving back the way they'd come, the right heading straight.
He glanced at Isaev and shrugged, then nodded toward the right.
Kassian paused to make a scrape on the wall with the butt of his flashlight. Wouldn't do to get lost if the cave system proved complex.