Amanda perched over a rift in the volcanic rock. Blazing hot steam rose all around her, making her sweat until her clothes were soaked through. Her left arm had one end of a rope coiled around it, and she gripped it tightly with her fist; the other end was tied around a large rock, holding her in place so she wouldn't fall into the lava below.
She stretched her right arm down towards the lava below. It was as hot as holding her hand right up next to a blazing fire; any closer, and she would get burned. But rather than reach further with her hand, she reached further with her magic, stretching the telekinetic force down into the lava. Through the magic, she could "feel" the intense heat, but it couldn't touch her from here.
She pushed the lava around with the telekinesis, reaching as deep as she could, feeling her way along the volcanic rock underneath the lava flow. When she felt a loose rock with her telekinetic hand, she pulled it up, floating it over the lava. She gave it a few shakes to get rid of most of the dripping lava, then she carefully floated it over to the ground nearby, setting it down with a few other volcanic rocks she had collected. While they began to slowly cool, she turned her attention back to the lava, reaching her telekinesis down into it once more.
When she heard the sound of approaching footsteps, she glanced over to see the redheaded stranger approaching. "Stay back," she warned the stranger, "the rock is loose around here. You don't want to fall in."
Despite her own warning, Amanda continued dangling off the edge of the fissure, feet braced against the very lip of the rock, held steady only by the rope she gripped with all of her might.
She stretched her right arm down towards the lava below. It was as hot as holding her hand right up next to a blazing fire; any closer, and she would get burned. But rather than reach further with her hand, she reached further with her magic, stretching the telekinetic force down into the lava. Through the magic, she could "feel" the intense heat, but it couldn't touch her from here.
She pushed the lava around with the telekinesis, reaching as deep as she could, feeling her way along the volcanic rock underneath the lava flow. When she felt a loose rock with her telekinetic hand, she pulled it up, floating it over the lava. She gave it a few shakes to get rid of most of the dripping lava, then she carefully floated it over to the ground nearby, setting it down with a few other volcanic rocks she had collected. While they began to slowly cool, she turned her attention back to the lava, reaching her telekinesis down into it once more.
When she heard the sound of approaching footsteps, she glanced over to see the redheaded stranger approaching. "Stay back," she warned the stranger, "the rock is loose around here. You don't want to fall in."
Despite her own warning, Amanda continued dangling off the edge of the fissure, feet braced against the very lip of the rock, held steady only by the rope she gripped with all of her might.
