He explained how the weather had turned fast, how the rock changed halfway up. His friends had made it across. He hadn’t. By the time they realized he was stuck, the only shelter within reach had been the strange housefront built into the cliff.
“They sent for help,” he continued. “Search teams came. Climbed down to check me over. By then, though…” He hesitated, then shrugged. “I’d already found a way out.” Ethan frowned. “Out?” Liam nodded. “There’s a gap farther back.
