I pulled the statue to the side and discovered a hidden doorway. I shined my candle into the entryway, but all I could see was steep steps descending below. I leaned out to see how far the stairs went, but couldn't see the bottom.
I stretched out more and felt my hand slip, "ACK!"
I fell face first down the many steps. It was as if each step wanted to greet my face as I tumbled down. I put my hands out to protect my head. Luckily, it hadn't gone down as far as I thought. I hit the bottom floor on my back. I groaned from the pain of my back bleeding again.
"LEIA!" I could hear the Original Seri's shout ringing in my head.
"I-I'm fine! Just may have split open my wounds and broke a few bones again."
I put my hand out to prop myself up and felt something crawl over me. My body froze when I realized that the floor itself felt alive. I could hear hisses as something started twisting around my arm.
