Finding Kai by David A. Willson
Author:David A. Willson [Willson, David A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Seeker Press
Published: 2019-08-01T16:00:00+00:00
21
Old Places
Anne found the port in the wall and busied herself with the sharp engraver, chipping at the mortar that she had used to fill it so long ago.
âIs that a defect in the wall?â Gabriel asked. The odd gap between two of the stone blocks showed what appeared to be a measurement error by the builder who constructed the wall.
âI put it here on purpose. Hold the torch closer,â Anne said. âIâve only got one good eye.â
âI donât want to get it too close to the tapestry,â Gabriel said. âItâs wool. Would burn fast and I donât think we pinned it up high enough.â
âWho cares? Itâs done its job. If you light up that old rug, maybe Iâd be able to see what Iâm doing!â
His sharp intake of air made it clear that Anne had horrified him. He doesnât see the big picture, but how could he? âThat should be enough,â she said, then blew the gap free of dust.
âWhat now?â
âJust watch.â
She reached into her pocket and retrieved one of the vials of blue liquid sheâd carried from Eastway, then removed the stopper and poured it into the wall defect. She tapped the edge of the vial on the stone, using every drop, then replaced the stopper and dropped the vial back into her pocket.
âNothingâs happening,â he said after a moment.
âJust wait. Takes a while to drip down into the rune.â
âRune? What rune?â
She didnât answer, instead holding up one finger and cocking her head, moving an ear close to the wall. âHere it comes.â
A rushing sound of water from behind the wall began, then grew louder.
âIt still works. Ha! I worried for a moment.â
Rock vibrated and Gabriel stepped back, a terrified look on his face. Then the mortar around more than a dozen stones burst from the seams as a huge section of the wall receded, revealing a dark passageway. Anne clapped her hands together.
She took two steps, then turned to see Gabriel standing still, awestruck.
âYou coming? If not, you better gimme that torch.â
The dark passageway led at a slight downward angle, taking them deep into the mountain behind the monastery several hundred paces. Light runes could be seen high on the walls, but there was no life in them. This place died many years before.
âMove faster, boy. Nothing in here to bite you.â
The tunnel opened into a large cavern, a dried-up hollow to the right where a lagoon once was, the torchlight inadequate to reveal the ceiling or the far walls.
âThis place used to be full of life. People living. Teaching. Learning.â She pointed to the lagoon. âI learned to swim over there.â
âAmazing,â Gabriel said. âRight under the monastery. Nobody knew. All this time.â
âI pulled the wool over your eyes, eh?â
The joke elicited a loud cackle from Gabriel. Excellent. That should push his fear back.
They walked across a wide, flat area, passing stone tables, benches and fire pits until they reached the entrance to some far rooms.
âThis one,â she said, veering to the left, waving Gabriel to follow.
They
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