Chapter 260: Downpour
Even though they had seen the clouds moving in, the downpour was not something Kim had expected. Not only that, but they were even soaked through before they even made it to a slight overhang in the canyon wall that helped keep the larger part of the rain from hitting them that Kim had seen before the sun had gone down.
However, the problem after that was the fact that the rain was hitting the ground so hard that it was splattering back up, like grease on a pan over a hot fire. The overhang, that really wasn't even big enough to truly be called that, over them didn't extend far enough back for them to get out of the range of the falling, and splattering, water. Just the rain coming down.
Elin had suggested they go back to the narrow path and see if it led to something they could use, but Kim was adamant not to go there. Especially right now.
With such a downpour, it would be very dangerous to traverse through such a narrow area. Not only was there the chance of it filling up with water and flooding them out, but if they were caught on the wall somewhere, there was a pretty good chance that they could actually drown in there. Which wasn't something that held any appeal to Kim.
"We'll just have to hoped that the rain won't last that long," Kim said to Elin after rejecting Elin's idea.
"But I'm cold already," Elin complained.
Kim wasn't surprised to hear that. She was getting cold herself. Though, she didn't see a way to fix that. Even if they changed their clothing right then, it would still get drenched quickly enough because of the water bouncing off the ground.
"I am too, my gem," Kim replied as quietly as she could, but still loud enough to be heard over the pouring rain.
At that moment, a flash of light briefly illuminated their surroundings just before an earsplitting peal of thunder echoed throughout the canyon. Kim pulled Elin tightly into an embrace, as if she could shield Elin from the dangers of the thunderstorm around them.