The change from bright white-hot light to sudden cool darkness made their eyes ache. No way could they see anything for a minute or two as their eyes strained to accustom the darkness thrust upon them. The journey down was bumpy, and the men struggled to keep their balance. One Cantal, called Ramoy, who had been the unfortunate one operated on to pose as Sataal's double, was shaking with fear. He had a reverse operation and received his features back, as Talokta never transferred him to Marone's ship. However, today was not his lucky day as he lost his balance and fell into a guard. The guard's response was a malicious shove to the hard floor where his head connected on another guard's boot.
The lift finally came to a stop as they were hurtled forward off the platform onto a rocky floor.
