No Haven for the Guilty by Simon R. Green

Author:Simon R. Green [Green, Simon R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780747234807
Publisher: Headline
Published: 1990-08-09T07:00:00+00:00

"Right," said Fisher. "Come on, let's get out of here. The sooner we face our jovial bunch of suspects, the sooner we can pack them all off to bed, and then maybe we can get a little peace and quiet."

Hawk nodded tiredly, and he and Fisher got to their feet. Fisher started towards the door, and then stopped as she realized Hawk wasn't with her. He was standing still in the middle of the room, head cocked to one side, listening.

"What is it?" said Fisher.

"I'm not sure," said Hawk slowly. "I thought I heard something. Something; strange." He looked about him, frowning, and then his gaze fell on the closed door to his left.

"Forget it, Hawk," said Fisher quickly. "That's Gaunt's laboratory. It's private, and it's locked."

"Yeah," said Hawk. "And Visage said she found it; disturbing."

He moved quietly over to the door and pressed his ear against the wood. Fisher glanced quickly about her, and then moved over to stand beside him.

"Can you hear anything?" she asked quietly.

"No."

"What did you think you heard?"

"I'm not sure." Hawk straightened up and stepped back from the door. He frowned, and looked thoughtfully at the door handle. "It sounded like a growl, or something;" He tried the handle cautiously. It turned easily in his grasp, but the door wouldn't open. He let go of the handle.

"Hawk," said Fisher slowly, "there's something strange about that door; I'm getting a very bad feeling about it. Come away."

"Nothing to worry about, lass. The door's locked."

"I don't care. Come away."

Hawk nodded stiffly. He could feel the hackles rising on the back of his neck. Whatever it was he'd heard, it was gone, but still he knew, with absolute certainty, that there was something awful on the other side of the laboratory door. Something that was listening, and waiting for him to open the door; He stepped back a pace and the feeling was gone. He swallowed dryly, and looked away.

"I suppose you're bound to come across a few strange things in a sorcerer's house," he said slowly.

"Let's get out of here."

"Right," said Fisher.

Hawk moved over to the main door, pulled it open and walked quickly out into the hall. Fisher stayed close behind him all the way, her hand on the pommel of her sword. Once out in the hall, they both felt a little ridiculous. Hawk shook himself quickly and pulled the library door shut. When he had a moment, he'd better have a word with Gaunt about his laboratory; He glanced at Fisher, and she nodded quickly.

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