neonthewrite:

Bowman heard the sounds of things clattering together, but they didn’t sound like anything he recognized. Finally, after an age, the hand opened and allowed the sunlight to fall on Bowman and the breeze to cool him after his long time stuck.

There was a knife in the giant’s other hand.

Bowman released a cry of horror and moved to roll himself over on the hand, give himself a chance to crawl away and escape.