Part 6 (1/2)
Hoould you like to see these men in the Room of Instruments, Lady?”
”I do not fear you,” she returned ”Thran once made a prophecy, and he never spoke idly We shall win free--”
”That will be as fate would have it Meanwhile, I leave you to each other” He whipped around the door and sla of the bar he slid into place Then his footsteps died away
”There goes evil,” murmured Thrala softly ”Perhaps it would have been better if Garin had killed hiet away”
Garin drew the rod fro about its polished length
”Touch not the door,” Thrala advised; ”only its hinges”
Beneath the tip of the rod the stone becaht the door and eased it to the floor With one quick ht up Garin's cloak and swirled it about her, hiding the glitter of her gem-encrusted robe
There was a curious cold lifelessness about the air of the corridor, the light-bearing hter urged ”Kepta is withdrawing the living light, so that ill have to wander in the dark”
When they reached the end of the hall the light was quite gone, and Garin bruised his hands against the stone portcullis which had been lowered Fro laughter
”Oh, outlander,” called Kepta h when you remember your weapon But the dark you can not conquer so easily, nor that which runs the halls”
Garin was already busy with the rod Within five ain But Thrala stopped theh
”Kepta has loosed the hunters”
”The hunters?”
”The els and--others,” explained Dandtan ”The Black Ones have withdrawn and only death coels see in the dark”
”So does the Ana”
”Well thought of,” agreed the son of the Ancient Ones
”It will lead us out”
As if in answer, there caht Thrala's hand and knew that she had taken Dandtan's So linked they crossed the guard roo There was nothing to see but the darkness which hung about the follows us,” whispered Dandtan
”Nothing to fear,” stated Thrala ”It dare not attack It is, I think, of Kepta's fashi+oning And that which has not true life dreads death above all things It is going--”
There ca sloay
”Kepta will not try that again,” continued the Daughter, disdainfully