Katherine Kurtz by High Deryni

Author:High Deryni [Deryni, High]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-05-26T21:00:00+00:00

after a second’s hesitation, Morgan grasped him under the arms and began pulling him into the chamber. Cardiel’s face clouded as the man was deposited on a portion of floor uncovered by carpet, and he signed the air above the man’s head with a cross as he stepped across the body to join the others.

“I’m sorry, but it was necessary, Bishop,” Morgan murmured, closing the door behind them and motioning them to follow. Cardiel said nothing, but merely nodded and did as he was told.

Five minutes of stealthy wandering took them to a series of ornately carved panels at the end of a hallway. There was a torch burning in a brass cresset beside the panels, and Morgan snatched up the torch in one gloved hand as the fingers of the other moved across the panels in a quick, agile pattern. The center panel moved, receding far enough for them to pass through one at a time. Morgan motioned

them through, then followed and closed the panel behind them. He led them several dozen yards before stopping to turn toward them once again.

“Now, listen, and listen carefully, because I probably wont have time to repeat this. The place where we are now is the beginning of a series of secret passages which honeycomb the walls of this castle. The branch we’re going to take leads to my personal living quarters, where I’d be willing to wager either Warin or the archbishops have taken up residence. Now, no more talking until I say it’s all right. Agreed?”

There was no dissent, so the four began walking once more, coming at length to a portion of the passage which was heavily carpeted and hung with thick draperies along the walls. Morgan handed the torch to Duncan and moved. to the leftband wall, where he drew aside a fold of the velvet curtain and peered through a peephole. He scanned the room beyond carefully, taking in all the familiar accoutrements of the chamber which had been his own until a few short months ago, then drew back with a look of grim determination. As he had suspected, Warin de Grey now occupied the chamber, and seemed to be in conference with some of his men. With a curt gesture, Morgan motioned for Duncan to douse the light, then pointed out several other peepholes. They would see what the rebel leader was saying to his men before barging in unannounced.

“Well, do you think there’s aught he can do against us?” one of tbe men with Warin was asking plaintively. “I don’t mind fightin’ the Deryni, and I’m not even that afraid of dyin’, if need be, but what if the duke uses magic against us? We dinnae have any defense against him, save our faith.”

“Is that not enough?” Warin mused, sitting back in the chair beside the fireplace and lacing his fingers together.

“Well, yes, but “

“Trust the right of our mission, Marcus,” a second man said. “Did the Lord not stand by us when Warin had the Deryni cornered at Saint Torin’s? His magic was of no avail that day.

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