Dark Cavern Continued

Dark Cavern From Tocs Eloc—Tribal Legend -translation of verbal telling by Cire Darb He Swam in no particular direction until his hand hit the bottom . He dragged himself out of the shallow water and collapsed on the ground. The wound across his chest was gaping. He was out of breath and his head was dizzy. His eyes had adjusted somewhat to the darkness during his swim –he could barely make out the greenish glow from the ledge which he had plummeted into the icy darkness below. As he tried to relax and catch his breath—he heard a noise coming up behind him on the shoreline  --footsteps coming toward him across the rocks