Green metal from the torn shutter struck the carrier bell and rolled Jiang off its crown.
Brinn snared the safety cord before the current carried Jiang into the pale mouth. She pulled him behind the crushed bronze while the green sheet spun away through the hall.
Its pale ring came after her mask.
Its blunt plates opened around a circle of soft flesh. Cavefish flashed from the draw. The last bubbles from Pava's leather skin vanished into that ring, and the predator crossed the distance behind them.
Tir abandoned the broken lever. He dragged Elen toward the black teeth beneath the carrier arch. She caught the first lower handle with both hands and kicked one boot against the wall.
A narrow shutter opened near the floor.
Water tore across the Bellmaw's approach. Its mouth turned with the pressure, missing Brinn's mask by the width of the crushed bell.
