"N-never a-again," Visla said, her voice trembling as much as her body as soon as she returned to the loving embrace of the ground. She lay down flat on her back and closed her eyes, feeling the stability of the earth beneath her.
"I didn't think you'd be scared of heights;" Zach commented. Since they didn't want to be seen by anyone who might be below them, Zach had pushed himself and brought them high up into the sky. Personally, he was awed at his own greatness. It was freeing being able to fly that high.
Visla was not of the same opinion. She had been mostly fine when they were just high enough that she wouldn't be able to jump up onto the barrier. It was a height where she would be fine if she fell.
However, when they continued rising, her heart clenched, and her stomach sank. She had to close her eyes and lay down with her head in Nora's lap to stop herself from panicking.
