<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishLakini alikuwa akimvuta karibu sana tena na kuhisi mikono yake ikimwinua shingoni mwake, wakati ardhi ilipotetemeka nyuma yao, na sauti ya hatua kubwa, zenye kugonga, zilipokutana.  <response>: But-- He was just pulling her close enough again and feeling her arms lift to his neck when the ground shook behind them and there was a sound of great, jarring, thudding steps. 