Return to Colgilor by Colin Gibbins

Author:Colin Gibbins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brown Dog Books

‘The door is over here but we cannot open it.’ Shaun hurried over to join them. The veil looked part of the stone wall: a perfect shroud. The prisoner popped his head around it.

‘I’m sorry, I have seen it open many times but I cannot even find it now. It is just part of the back wall.’

‘You had better tell us exactly what you know and when you have seen it opened,’ ordered the chief.

‘My name is Garoob. Me and my brother Garushe were the personal guards of the Dark Wizard. One day when he was in one of his foul moods, he told my brother to kill his youngest offspring to prove he would obey any order, but my brother said he could not. The Dark Wizard made an example of him to warn others: he condemned him to die in the torture chamber on the contraption you freed me from. I helped him escape with his family: the Dark Wizard found out and made me take his place.’

‘And when have you seen this door open?’ said the chief in a sharp tone.

‘The Dark Wizard would pay fleeting visits to the dark side and used this to enter and leave. Me and my brother always accompanied him and each time the door was open he must have used his magic to open it before we arrived.’

Shaun walked up to the wall and felt along its surface. ‘Whereabouts would you say it was – just some idea.’

Garoob moved along the wall, coming to a halt before turning to face the chamber. He shuffled down a little and nodded. ‘Yes, I would say this is it: when we walked through we were approximately in this area.’

Shaun waved him away from the wall before closing his eyes, but he was disturbed by the sound of the Dark Wizard’s guards running into the chamber.

‘It’s now or never,’ Shaun said again. He closed his eyes and pointed the ring towards the wall, imagining and praying the door would appear. There were a few moments of anxiety at the sound of the guards’ boots stamping across the floor towards them. Just then there was the sound of grating and creaking as the part of the wall opened up: without a word, or indeed a sound, the three grateful warriors rushed through. Shaun turned and pointed the ring at the opening and they watched the wall close just as the guards appeared. They scuttled down the tunnel and laughed and hugged each other when they emerged into the open air.

‘Where now?’ said the chief, scanning the area.

Shaun looked around, trying desperately to find his bearings back to the portal. Suddenly his waystone lit up and flashed to the right. ‘It’s the Grey Elf,’ he said with a relieved smile. ‘He never, ever fails us. Come, we are safe now, or we soon will be.’

‘Grey Elf,’ said the chief, shaking his head in disbelief, ‘is there anyone in Colgilor that is not an ally of yours?’

Shaun laughed out loud.

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