The Keeper (Heirs of Legacy Book 2) by Paul Lauritsen

Author:Paul Lauritsen [Lauritsen, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-05T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Darkness. That was all Khollo could see at first. Then his eyes began to adjust, so that the light filtering through the now open door was enough to see by.

He was standing in a cavernous room, the ceiling lost in the distant shadows, and all of the walls as well. Khollo squinted into the gloom searching for any sign of the room’s boundaries and found none. It seemed to stretch on and on endlessly.

The dragon stepped into the hall and kindled a small flame between its jaws. Light spilled outwards, illuminating a stretch of stone floor. Like the stones outside, the floor was done in a pattern of repeating squares, marching off into darkness.

Khollo stepped forward tentatively. The dragon followed, increasing its flame, throwing light farther into the vast room. Khollo began moving forward confidently, though he still could not see the walls or ceiling.

Roughly a hundred meters from the door, the pattern in the floor changed abruptly. The squares were interrupted by a wide circular collar, which appeared to be a single piece. On the other side of the collar, radial paving stones tapered towards a point that Khollo could not yet see. He continued moving forward, eyes on the ground, wary of traps.

The circle of light from the dragon swept over another circular collar, this one carved with an intricate pattern of flames. In the center of this collar was a circular stone, painted with the same strange symbol that had been carved into the door. Khollo knelt and ran a hand over the surface.

Who were these people? he wondered. I have never seen buildings built on such a scale. And preserved despite the jungle outside! Surely they were master builders to achieve these feats. And how big is this place? He looked upwards again, but still could see no sign of the ceiling.

The dragon growled and turned in a circle. This is a waste of time. I want to see this hall! There must be torches somewhere. The dragon wandered off to the right. Khollo watched it go, saw it eventually come to a solid stone wall that reached up into darkness. The wall was some fifty meters away, easily.

The dragon suddenly shot flame from its mouth. There was a pause, then a bright glow flared up where the dragon had flamed. As it moved on, Khollo caught sight of a tremendous lantern, half as tall as Khollo himself. The dragon continued moving around the perimeter, lighting lanterns. Finally, Khollo could see three of the boundaries of the hall, though the far end was still lost in shadow. Khollo began walking forward again, seeking that final frontier. The dragon paralleled him on the wall to the right, lighting lanterns as it went.

As Khollo’s eyes continued to adjust to the gloom, he became aware of sunlight filtering in from a few places. First above, where the roof ought to be, and also directly ahead. Khollo continued moving forward, and nearly tripped over a step.

The young warrior looked down.

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