Fortunately, with the trunk in her hand, Ivelle poked around and noticed that the soil not far away was very hard. She breathed a sigh of relief and leaned down slightly in an attempt to reduce her weight.

In this way, the speed of falling would be reduced, and so would the speed of sinking.

There was a loud thunder outside the cave, followed by the patter of rain.

She was a little desperate. Even if she was out of the swamp, there was no way to climb the hole. Once rainwater was too much and there was water in the hole, she would either die or be injured. The...