[Podfic] Thrutching by bonehandledknife (ladywinter), Primarybufferpanel (ArwenLune)

Part 15 of The Mountains Are The Same series

Thrutching: Poor technique or 'body climbing', often making a move more difficult than it need be. Also: A grunting, heaving action synonymous with climbing.

The lift to the heights of the Citadel was lowering in the darkening twilight, three figures stood on it, but as it lowered, the feral tensed beside him. Austeyr tried to look himself and he could only see that the Gatekeepers were missing; there were three people on the lift, one tall, and the others middling height. At first glance he’d assumed the tall one might be the Boss but the posture was all wrong and was much too thin.

And that’s when Austeyr became a little concerned as well.

“Schlanger,” the tall one with the bone-white hair declared sharply, “you’re late.”