Nadira looked across to the rocky bridge that stretchd over the chasm, shaking her head negative, "I don't even need to send them out...I can already tell it's too weak for us to cross at one time. We would have to cross one at a time to make it over safely...or..."
The witch stopped and touched her fingers to the emerald around her necklace, another idea forming in her mind as she bit her lip. It was a risky one, primarily for Rush and Ellie because it involved using her dark magic to help them cross the chasm, but if they weren't careful, the beasts inside the shadows she would use would play tricks on them. She bit her bottom lip; it was definitely safer for her to use the shadows then it was for them to trust nature at that moment. She lifted the emerald up to her lips and whispered words into it in that strange foreign tongue. The air around them darkened and the stone bridge that once stood weak and brittling was now replaced by blackness, a new bridge created by the shadows Nadira commanded, a sturdier one that would ensure their safe passage over the falls. However, there was a catch.
"I will walk behind you, Rush, and I will keep my hand on your shoulder to let you know I'm still here," she told him, guiding him towards the black bridge, "I need you to keep your eyes closed, okay? I will guide you forward, but do not open your eyes. There will be things that will jump out at you, trying to get you to scream or yell; you can't make any loud noises."
She then put her hand to Ellie's back, whispering gently to the little girl, "You too, Ellie, you keep your face pushed into your brother's back. Don't open your eyes and don't look up, not until I tell you it's safe."
With that, she picked Shadow up in her arms, hiding him under her cloak to protect him, and placed her hand on Rush's shoulder like she had promised, "Are you ready?"