He could hear the slap of bare feet on stone, the sharp breathing.

Behind and above him he heard boots on stone, then voices.

He began to gather chaos to him as he heard boots on stone.

Behind her, she heard the scuffle of boots on stone.

In the dark he'd heard the scrape of stone on stone.

He could see nothing, hear only a faint whisk of bare feet on stone.

She heard the scrape of something on stone, and she turned, thinking that Philip had probably arrived.

I heard the sound of their footfall on stone as the intruders advanced.

She heard the clatter of the knife on stone.

And she heard the crunch of boots on stone.